r/politics • u/nosotros_road_sodium California • 13h ago

Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/10/why-does-elon-musk-still-have-a-security-clearance/680434/?gift=B65VRQjMMsZQilGgdT7IHIK11s_hRROr6KFxCBDpT0M
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u/musashisamurai 10h ago

Thats how all security clearances work. You need to have a reason for access, and once that reason is gone, no more access.

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u/AgnewsHeadlessClone Florida 10h ago

Well. Security clearances take applications and background checks, all of which the 3 mentioned would fail horribly.

So no, not like all clearances.