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Originally Posted by finnbow
Believe it or not, the President doesn't require a security clearance. His/her appointees and national security officials and workers do, but he/she doesn't. For that matter, Trump likely wouldn't get a TS clearance either. Having had one for 20 years, they look into things that could lead you to being blackmailed and the biggest of these items is past bankruptcies/money problems, extramarital affairs, and drug/alcohol abuse. He's had his share of the first two.
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If you had one for 20 years, I'd think you would know not to talk about having had one.
I understand there's no requirement for the POTUS, that's why I started with "would it not logically follow" rather than "wouldn't the legal process require".