• Carmakazi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What gets me is that if he had to apply for even a basic security clearance like any other shlub, he would get denied because of his ridiculous web of debt and undue influence, even back in 2015/2016. But he can run for the highest office of the land and have access to the country’s most sensitive info if he wins?

    • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      That’s because the United States government classification system is not a single law like the UK’s Official Secrets Act. In the US we use a mixture of Executive orders and 5 or 6 different laws each covering different specific areas.