Bottom line, even if the previous administrations were given the benefit of the doubt, you can’t expect that for your choices.
It’s a raw but legit deal. They’re holding us to our standards, while we give them a pass.
The standards should be applied equally. Someone adjudicates the issue. It seems that those who are not getting clearances probably know that they don’t meet the standard.
Benefit of the doubt!? Neither The Secretary of State nor the previous president could have passed the basic security clearance required of a private 1cC joining the Army at the suggestion of his parole officer