Disgraced Iran envoy Robert Malley may have been on classified White House-organized call after security clearance was suspended

The Harris-Biden administration’s suspended Iran envoy Robert Malley may have taken part in a “classified White House-organized” call after his top secret security clearance was frozen over allegations of misconduct, according to the State Department’s internal watchdog. The State Department’s Office of the Inspector General concluded Wednesday the officials at the department “deviated from the way that suspensions are typically delivered” when they disciplined Malley for allegedly mishandling classified information; allowed him to access sensitive information for weeks after the suspension; and did not report the clearance suspension to the OIG, as required by law. The OIG report, obtained by The Post, notes that the State Department officials opted to delay notifying Malley about his suspended clearance for an entire day, “until senior Department officials were apprised,” which allowed Malley the opportunity to get on the classified call with the White House. “The notification delay allowed Special Envoy Malley the opportunity to participate in a secure telephone call with White House officials on Friday, April 21 [2023], which occurred after his clearance was suspended but before he was notified,” the report states.  The OIG did not interview Malley and could not confirm that he actually participated on the call, but found that his deputy notified a White House official that “Rob will call in” and that Malley “accessed the controlled office where the call would have occurred.” On April 22, 2023, the State Department notified Malley of his clearance suspension and barred him from accessing the department’s “Sensitive But Unclassified [SBU] information system.”However, days later, under pressure from senior officials, Malley’s access to sensitive information was restored, as was his access to his State Department email account. State Department officials told OIG investigators that they believed restoring Malley’s acce...