slowguy wrote:
That’s not how clearances work. There’s no such thing as a partial clearance. People are granted an interim clearance when they first enter a job that requires clearance, or sometimes when they need a higher clearance than they already have. That interim clearance is a full clearance. It gives the same access to information that a final clearance gives.Umm, no. You cannot get an interim clearance to TS/SCI information (yes I know that is like saying PIN number). So no, the interim clearance does not give the same access as a full clearance.
Rob Porter as staff secretary is responsible for all the information that flows to the president. This is normally one of handful of whitehouse jobs that requires access to TS/SCI.
There is also a limit to how long you can have an interim clearance, 180 days with one 180 day extension. Looks like his interim clearance had expired before he was fired/resigned.