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So it is a thing. They're requesting security clearance for Kushner. After 8 years of such a clean White House, the next while is going to be a bit jarring.

While it's unclear when Kushner would receive security clearance, the legality of such a move is murky as well, as it raises questions about whether Trump is contravening the anti-nepotism law that bars presidents from appointing family members to cabinet positions or formal government jobs.

But Trump's advisers can argue that the transition team is temporary, and thus not covered by the law. And Trump's own children have indicated they'll continue to advise their father in unpaid, informal roles, which may be outside the purview of the law.

Still, experts note the purpose of the 1967 anti-nepotism statute is to prevent nepotistic favoritism in the wielding of federal power and benefits, so any notion of granting such an important federal power to a non-employee family member contradicts the purpose and spirit of that law, as well as standard practice.

It's unprecedented for a "child or family member" to receive security clearances, said Bradley Moss, a national security lawyer who has held that kind of security clearance and clerked for the National Security Archive.

He added, "You can't hold a security clearance as an informal advisor — there is no such concept."

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/poli...ushner-n684491