US President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed claims that, he is seeking security clearance for his children, which would allow them access to classified government information.

The New York real estate magnate tweeted, "I am not trying to get 'top level security clearance' for my children. This was a typically false news story.

The New York billionaire was referring to media reports, that he was seeking security clearance for three of his children and his son-in-law.

According to the information, such clearance would allow Trump to discuss matters of national security with his sons Eric and Donald Jr., daughter, Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The Federal law prohibits him from hiring family members to serve in his administration, but all four played key advisory roles through the campaign.

Trump has insisted that to avoid conflicts of interest, his children would run his sprawling business operations once he assumed the presidency.

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