just feel sympathetic toward melania trump. a lot of tentacles to this because then of course it opens the questions of, like, so where did the money come from? is it the publisher? or is this money somehow trump may have given to the publisher, you know, payments of some sort? we don t know. those are the questions i have, that s right. okay, brian stelter, thank you so much. white house chief of staff john kelly who just a week ago was under major heat for his handling of rob porter is now overhauling the security clearance system at the white house. remember, rob porter, the secretary, former secretary, not having full security clearance and also having these domestic abuse allegations. well now potentially in question white house adviser jared kushner standing in the west wing without full security clearance. you can t predict the market, but through good times and bad
white house staff and probably a good part of his administration. i give a lot of credit to those who will stand up, like chris wray, and tell the truth. what happens next here? they say the security clearance system is broken, that this is proof of it with rob porter. what can you do down there in terms of oversight? trey gowdy said he started an investigation last night. when is the last time we saw those yield anything on any level? sometimes they do yield i m cynical. i know you re cynical. i am too it s because of what i see every day. there are going to be political recommendations, this process needs to change. you can t change what s in the constitution. the executive has ultimate say over classification. the president can have anyone around him he wants. that s true. in the end, even though he had interim clearance, the president has the right to allow him to continue to work in that
clear line of assignment. let me also raise another issue. i believe we need to do more to reform the broken security clearance system which gao recently placed on its list of high-risk government programs in need of reform. we ve seen close to 700,000 folks now waiting in line, folks that need to serve our country, whether in government or in the private sector who have just been waiting way too long to get their security clearances. it s obviously hampering your recruitment and retention, and it s costing us millions of dollars in inefficiency. again, thank you to all of you for your service. please convey our best wishes to the men and women who work with you. i look forward to our hearing. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, vice chairman. i m going to recognize director coats. he is the only one who will give official testimony. all members of the panel are open for questions.
sees when he looks at donald trump. there is this idea that in managing the trump white house, he would be clear eyed, he would know when the president had gone too far, he would know when the president needed to be reined in does he though? does he or does he see a president who is doing what i think he is a man who is a absolutely less disciplined version of mthimself. this article is well worth the read. thank you. check out her writing. we ve all heard over and over this past week about failures in the nation s security clearance system. now the director of national intelligence dan coates is calling for a revolutionary change. he spoke to the associated press saying we have a broken system and i think everyone has to do agree with that. he then echoed a similar sentiment this morning on capitol hill. listen. the process is broken.
up next, director of national intelligence is calling for a revolutionary change to the nation s security clearance system. the reporter who broke that story joins me next. hi i m joan lunden. today s senior living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. and there s never been an easier way to get great advice. a place for mom is a free service that pairs you with a local advisor to help you sort through your options