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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:37 PM Feb 2018

Just listened to the Huckabeast (WHY?) and she repeatedly referenced the "White House

Personnel Security Office", as in "Maybe THEY received paperwork and a final report from the FBI in July, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE DID NOT!". She also said that the FBI may have delivered THEIR final report in July, as Wray just testified, but the WHPSO investigation was "ongoing".

So, here's my problem: when I Googled "White House Personnel Security Office",. I got -----no hits----nothing.

Did this "office" even exist prior to yesterday?

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Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
1. White House is a building.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:39 PM
Feb 2018

Not reasonable for anything. President- human, who is 100 percent reasonable.

Word play.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
2. So is she saying they made a new process and office to handle it- and its failed? Seem so.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:41 PM
Feb 2018

What are they doing about the other 30 people? And Kushner?

IllinoisBirdWatcher

(2,315 posts)
3. White House "Seurity" Office obviously NOT a part of the White House
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:41 PM
Feb 2018

Do they have an office in the White House?

Perhaps they are hidden in some basement of the Executive Office Building.

Or maybe they are not on her, Kelly's, or tRump's normal route to their own offices.

Or, yes, they didn't even exist prior to yesterday.

Huckabeast is crazy.

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)
4. And......
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:42 PM
Feb 2018

I am guessing we got crickets from the MSM on the existence of the mysterious WH Personnel Security Office. I'm at work so couldn't listen to the briefing...

hlthe2b

(102,267 posts)
5. She MAY be referencing the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:42 PM
Feb 2018

I assume they work with the White House too.

Here's a blurb and more info:
The OPM is also responsible for a large part of the management of security clearances (National Background Investigations Bureau a/k/a NBIB conducts these investigations) for the United States Government. With the exception of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which maintains its own system, separate programs for each executive department have gradually been merged into a single, Government-wide clearance system. The OPM is responsible for investigating individuals to give them Secret and Top Secret clearances.[8] SCI compartments, however, are still managed by the particular agency that uses that compartment.

OPM is also responsible for federal employee retirement applications for FERS and CSRS employees.[9] OPM makes decisions on federal employee regular[10] and disability retirement cases.[11]

snip

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Office_of_Personnel_Management

pwb

(11,263 posts)
8. Doubt that. OPM handles personnel and their benefits. FBI does all background checks.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:20 PM
Feb 2018

Even for the post office. So no huckleberry is giving out disinformation as usual.

hlthe2b

(102,267 posts)
9. Of course. Yes... but Sarah is referencing WHO processes the reports given back to WH by FBI
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:24 PM
Feb 2018

There is a personnel office for the WH--whether it is separate from OPM, I'm not sure. I know that the WH counsel's office may also have been the WH "unit" that received the FBI report--my guess.

pwb

(11,263 posts)
10. Which is more bullshit. No other whitehouse ignored FBI checks before.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:31 PM
Feb 2018

They counted on there accuracy and did the right thing. These idiots ignore and question them to suit there entitled needs.

pwb

(11,263 posts)
13. You mean her lie.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:46 PM
Feb 2018

I know she likes to get people to look over here when we should be looking over there. Just the OPM part was wrong. Peace. Good talk.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)
6. That was very annoying .
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:43 PM
Feb 2018

Obviously whoever the paperwork was submitted to need to notify whoever was the immediate superior of Porter,and anyone who was involved in giving him access to secure material.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
7. Hickabee Sandars is running a
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:01 PM
Feb 2018

diversion campaign because they,meaning the White House and it's leader just got caught in a major lie that will effect his base.


Spin it baby. Spin spin spin spin.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
12. Next, HuckaBS will point over the press' shoulders and say...
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 05:36 PM
Feb 2018

"Look! It's Halley's Comet!" and leave the room.

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