LinkedIn on Tuesday, April 22, 2026
As an alternative to Congressman Raskin’s efforts to affect the removal of President Trump via the 25th Amendment by proving the President is nuts – and various criticisms of that initiative – let me offer a much simpler, more likely to succeed proposal. Let’s just have Congress revoke the President’s Top Secret/SCI/SAP security clearance. SCI stands for “Sensitive Compartmented Information.” SAP refers to “Special Access Programs.”
If you can’t trust someone, what’s the point of electing him or her President?
As you may have heard or read in recent news coverage, there’s a question as to whether or not the President’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, should have a security clearance. The issue isn’t so much that he doesn’t qualify. It’s that the person who ordered him to be given one, despite Mr. Kushner’s vulnerabilities to influence, wouldn’t himself qualify for a security clearance. And that person is President Donald Trump.