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		Tadpole9181 on Feb 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Musk says DOGE is halting Treasury payments to US ... I stand corrected! So he is lacking a higher level of clearance, duly noted.

cromwellian on Feb 3, 2025 [–]

Usually drug use, financial debt to foreigners, or any criminal violations can get you rejected for clearance, especially top secret, so the only way he has this clearance is because the executive branch overrode it.

rayiner on Feb 3, 2025 | [–]

He’s had a top secret security clearance since 2018.

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