Origin: Natalie Harp receives security clearance after year

Natalie Harp now holds a White House security clearance after more than a year on staff without one. She completed the SF 86 in recent months and was cleared after concerns from the counsel’s office and security officials prompted the president to intervene.

For over a year she declined to start the routine process. She was repeatedly granted extra time to submit the paperwork, and her file was known internally as incomplete until she finished it.

Security concerns about Harp had been raised during Trump’s first year back in office, including over her failure to obtain a clearance and her round‑the‑clock access to the president. She often works within feet of him in the West Wing and residence and within earshot of sensitive conversations.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources