Article snippet: The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is accusing White House of "showing a blatant disregard for national security." Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., pointed to the handling of the allegations leveled against now-former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who was allowed access to the White House with a temporary security clearance, and said that Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, has a similar kind of temporary security clearance. "[Kushner] shouldn’t have the security clearance because obviously they’ve looked at it," Nadler told ABC News' "Powerhouse Politics" podcast. "He is the president’s son-in-law and a top adviser to the president, one assumes that they’ve given some priority to examining this, and they haven’t given it to him. Which means they're not, which means they can't give it to him." According to sources familiar with the matter, it's not uncommon for some clearances to take several months, nor is it uncommon to have a backlog of individuals seeking clearances. But in Porter’s case, Nadler said, the FBI's timetable shows that the White House knew of domestic abuse allegations from Porter's two ex-wives and continued to let him have access to the Oval Office and President Donald Trump via the temporary security clearance. Nadler told ABC News that could have created a potential risk for blackmail. When asked if John Kelly, the president's chief of staff, should be fired over the handling of Porter, Na... Link to the full article to read more