“No one has a 'right' to a security clearance,” the U.S. Supreme Court held 30 years ago in a rare case addressing the issue.

Unless, apparently, your name is Jared Kushner.

On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the president's son-in-law didn't identify on his government financial disclosure form that he is currently a part-owner of a real-estate finance startup and has “loans totaling at least $1 billion, from more than 20 lenders, to properties and companies part-owned by Mr. Kushner.” Nor did Kushner acknowledge that he “provided personal guarantees on more than $300 million of the debt,” the Journal reported.