Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials
A career official in the White House security office says dozens of people in President Donald Trump’s administration were granted security clearances despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds, such as concerns about foreign influence, drug use and criminal conduct.
http://apnews.com/1759ac2858ee4aafb041f91cbd6d86e9
...the key words here are "A Career Official". "Career Official" is code for "Deep State".