"No, it's not at all how it works. I'm surprised he'd say such a thing. They're going to have to do better than that," House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), whose committee is investigating possible ties between Russia and President Trump, told the Daily News. "Whenever you're considered for a new position you have to update your security clearances. That's why he went through the whole SF86 (security clearance) process again."