security clearance
noun
: special permission given only to people who are approved to know or see secret things
The documents are only available to people with security clearance from the government.
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During a February 3, 2025, White House briefing, CNN chief correspondent Kaitlan Collins pressed press secretary Karoline Leavitt on whether Musk had undergone a background check or received any form of security clearance to operate within the government.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump previously stripped her of her security clearance, along with numerous others.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Trump has previously canceled Bolton’s security clearance and security detail, despite an Iranian assassination plot.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump also revoked Taylor’s security clearance.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump previously stripped her of her security clearance, along with numerous others.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Trump has previously canceled Bolton’s security clearance and security detail, despite an Iranian assassination plot.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump also revoked Taylor’s security clearance.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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