CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins pressed the issue during a briefing Monday, grilling White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as to whether or not the world’s richest man had received a clearance or a background check to operate within the federal government.
“I can confirm he’s a special government employee,” Leavitt replied. “I can also confirm that he has abided by all applicable federal laws. As for his security clearance, I’m not sure, but I can check back with you.”
“I don’t know about the security clearance, but I can check,” Leavitt repeated.
“I don’t, no, but again, I can check on that for you,” Leavitt said.
Musk and his staffers at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have had seemingly unfettered access to federal databases containing Social Security numbers, home addresses, medical histories, and other sensitive data.
“China and Russia are literally trying to hack us every day, and we just gave all this data over to somebody that’s not been properly vetted,” an OPM staffer told the substack Musk Watch on Monday.
“What [Musk is] doing will put so many government employees at risk. It’s not at all what the office is intended for,” a former OPM director told the digital publication. “I just can’t believe what I’m seeing.”
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