trump had an interim security clearance. do we know if hers has been downgraded like her husband s? if suddenly ivanka trump got a top secret clearance, we don t know. and obviously, we saw the case of jared kushner, it was not only his financial dealings but also the mueller investigation that prevented him from obtaining the full security clearance. because they re married, their security clearance process has an impact on one another. ivanka trump could be impacted by her own business deals or her husbands. we do have a representative for ivanka trump down playing this, saying cnn is wrong that any red flag raised were her clearance application, they say nothing in the new white house policy has changed. ms. trump s ability to do the same work she s been doing since
international business deals to be part of a background check investigation. it s important to note that something with this vancouver deal has triggered the attention of the fbi which has been looking closely at the international business entanglements of both ivanka trump and her husband jared kushner to determine whether any of those deals could leave them vulnerable to pressure from foreign agents including china, russia and other foreign countries, this according to u.s. officials. now, john, it s important to note we did get a statement from an ethics lawyer for ms. trump and he says, quote, cnn is wrong that any hurdle, obstacle, concern, red flag, problem has been raised with respect to ms. trump or her clearance application. shimon prokupecz, thanks so much. we ll talk much more about ivanka trump, the ethics. the white house in a bit of
nation s most significant secrets. reporter: the white house not commenting, but saying he will continue to do the important work that he has been doing. reporter: the move more fallout from a scandal that raised clearance questions after it became public rob porter never received his full clearance amid accusations he abused two ex-wives. john kelly promising to clean up the clearance process even if it affected kushner or his wife, ivanka trump. i will let general kelly make that decision. and he will do what is right for the country. reporter: kushner s outside spokesperson tells nbc news no concerns were raised about his clearance application. over on capitol hill by the way it was a different top trump adviser hope hicks facing questions behind closed doors with the house intelligence committee answering some but not all of their questions related to the russia investigation. back to you. thanks for that report. jared kushner under