{"id":1004130,"date":"2019-04-04T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T17:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1004130"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:07:25","slug":"trump-admin-repeatedly-and-unnecessarily-creates-national-security-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-admin-repeatedly-and-unnecessarily-creates-national-security-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Repeatedly and Unnecessarily Creates National Security Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump and his White House have repeatedly and unnecessarily created threats to our national security. It\u2019s clear that Trump cannot be trusted to keep us safe. See for yourself:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump maintaining ownership of his private business has created a security risk at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he frequently visits and holds state level meetings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Chinese woman was arrested after she carried a malware device into Mar-a-Lago, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/03\/us\/politics\/mar-a-lago-chinese-malware.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/03\/us\/politics\/mar-a-lago-chinese-malware.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFeYUeXctTbOAGYo4IXsD-RH3E7uw\">exposed security gaps<\/a> at Trump\u2019s luxury resort.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Secret Service has had difficulty screening guests entering Mar-a-Lago, who simply just have to pay to get in, which can potentially mean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/you-pay-and-you-get-in-at-trumps-beach-retreat-hundreds-of-customers--and-growing-security-concerns\/2019\/04\/03\/7205bf28-5646-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/you-pay-and-you-get-in-at-trumps-beach-retreat-hundreds-of-customers--and-growing-security-concerns\/2019\/04\/03\/7205bf28-5646-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFc17DzFMpYfvVO2gXiBW6cGm4tzQ\">easy access to the president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was previously reported that the WiFi at Mar-a-Lago was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/any-half-decent-hacker-could-break-into-mar-a-lago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/any-half-decent-hacker-could-break-into-mar-a-lago&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgWV5gjkKCIXiZ-3l07da7j9wMYQ\">not secure and prone to being hacked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, Trump uses a personal cellphone that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/05\/21\/trump-phone-security-risk-hackers-601903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/05\/21\/trump-phone-security-risk-hackers-601903&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGSd4xELXqxoIchWHMcKG6RUWwecA\">isn\u2019t equipped with adequate security features<\/a>, despite American intelligence reports that foreign spies are often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-phone-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/24\/us\/politics\/trump-phone-security.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGuUCedDgahI366gRffJqNBattY9w\">eavesdropping on his calls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite federal authorities opening an investigation into Chinese intelligence operations targeting Trump at Mar-a-Lago, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/04\/03\/trump-not-concerned-at-all-about-mar-a-lago-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/04\/03\/trump-not-concerned-at-all-about-mar-a-lago-security\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNWOS-nRv36JQb8s43ultuhaqH8w\">Trump said he was \u201cnot concerned at all\u201d<\/a> about security issues at the club.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Trump administration gave ongoing access to our nation\u2019s most secret information to people who were deemed by career intelligence officials unfit to receive it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Senior White House officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-security-clearances.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-security-clearances.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjkEqZ8zZteAKJKajA6_MHyLjZuQ\">overrode career security experts <\/a>to grant security clearances to at least 25 people whose applications were denied for a number of reasons, including foreign influence, conflicts of interest, and criminal conduct.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-sought-top-secret-security-clearance-for-jared-kushner-last-year-despite-concerns-of-john-kelly-and-intelligence-officials\/2019\/02\/28\/2eacc72e-3bae-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html?utm_term=.6b5eadddaf09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-sought-top-secret-security-clearance-for-jared-kushner-last-year-despite-concerns-of-john-kelly-and-intelligence-officials\/2019\/02\/28\/2eacc72e-3bae-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html?utm_term%3D.6b5eadddaf09&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHPnbHNtYYQfhsTgzY_ATU4ngTkSg\">personally directed<\/a> that his son-in-law be granted a top-secret security clearance despite concerns from intelligence officials, even after he was denied one over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/jared-kushner-identified-as-senior-white-house-official-whose-security-clearance-was-denied-by-career-officials\/2019\/04\/03\/fefa8dbe-5623-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/jared-kushner-identified-as-senior-white-house-official-whose-security-clearance-was-denied-by-career-officials\/2019\/04\/03\/fefa8dbe-5623-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF4HyB9R1ONy_q-ZGW7m0G7U6pycA\">concerns about potential foreign influence over him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Numerous Trump administration officials have used personal email for official business, and Trump\u2019s son-in-law used personal email for government business in violation of the law and put our national security at risk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kushner used an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/21\/705561586\/kushner-used-private-email-to-conduct-official-business-house-committee-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/21\/705561586\/kushner-used-private-email-to-conduct-official-business-house-committee-says&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHcrXnLZEMRkXDUys7hIWNfPdnhw\">encrypted messaging app and personal email<\/a> for official communications with foreign leaders, which his lawyer confirmed he continued to use as recently as December.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ivanka Trump reportedly<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/f73b8b3ff73c4e2ea1ea5e6537af041f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apnews.com\/f73b8b3ff73c4e2ea1ea5e6537af041f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsStm9VKTZ-zrnZBR-fvrTNzFpcg\"> violated the law<\/a> by not preserving official White House business conducted on her personal email.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/21\/their-emails-seven-members-trumps-team-have-used-unofficial-communications-tools\/?utm_term=.af48d39a7bcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/03\/21\/their-emails-seven-members-trumps-team-have-used-unofficial-communications-tools\/?utm_term%3D.af48d39a7bcd&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555022053887000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtnxMmF9gBJpbwh-F4lY5KZJofTg\">At least five other <\/a>senior White House officials reportedly used personal email for official business.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump and his White House have repeatedly and unnecessarily created threats to our national security. It\u2019s clear that Trump cannot be trusted to keep us safe. See for yourself: &nbsp; Trump maintaining ownership of his private business has created a security risk at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he frequently visits and holds state level meetings. 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