Do you have a reference to back that up? I’ve been looking, and can’t find anything on it.
Thanks.
I believe after being elected to the position/office, the POTUS does indeed have total access, it is only when he/she is still seeking candidacy that certain criteria be met (notably: age 35+, natural-born U.S. citizen,etc.).
Sorry, I don’t have any citations at the moment for you, but I do remember that info from grammar school gov’t/civics class.
As good a place as any to start.
Actual security quidelines (google "security clearance adjudication guidelines") are set by Presidential Directive.
If you think for a second, there's a very good reason that POTUS and members of congress are NOT required to have security clearances, especial now that DumbO is POTUS.
Since the DSS reports to DOD and the adjudication process itself has so many subjective variables, any POTUS could potentially order DSS to disallow a clearance to any Republican Presidential Candidate any time he wanted to.