How did she get National Security clearance??? Seems like that should be an easy question to answer. Who is in charge of issuing such clearances?
When I was in the Air Force, the FBI was in charge of vetting people for security clearances.
“How did she get National Security clearance???”
My guess is she was just granted access in her position as a “Special Assistant” to Hillary.
I can pretty much guarantee that neither she nor Hillary would have passed a “Full Scope Polygraph” for access to special intelligence like is required for a normal hire.
“Who is in charge of issuing such clearances?”
Department of State handles its own clearance process. They probably have a contract for the bulk of the work, with a small number of government employees managing it. The military has a whole separate process and organization to conduct background investigations and conduct clearances.
Since it is all in the hands of the State Department, the Secretary of State can probably grant clearances at discretion, waiving investigation. That is my speculation, but State does do its clearances separately.