House Oversight Committee Pushes White House for Security Clearance Documents
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Donald Trump ordered security clearance for Jared Kushner over objection of officials: report
President Trump ordered that senior presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner be given a top-level security clearance.
A report in the New York Times citing four people who had knowledge of the matter said Mr. Trump demanded then-chief of staff John Kelly give Mr. Kushner top secret clearance in May, one day after the White House counsel recommended Mr. Kushner be denied.
Mr. Kelly wrote in memos that he had been “ordered” by the president to give Mr. Kushner the clearance. The White House counsel at the time,...
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House Panel Presses White House for Security-Clearance Documents
The House Oversight Committee on Friday renewed its request to the White House for documents related to the administration’s security-clearance processes, following reports that President Trump ordered his former chief of staff to grant his son-in-law a top-secret security clearance.
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House Oversight Committee issues ultimatum to White House over security clearance information
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee issued a stark warning Friday to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, demanding that the White House turn over documents and comply with interviews related to how the White House handled security clearances of some of the President's closest advisers. Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland gave the White House counsel's office until March 4 to comply with the request.
"I am now writing a final time to request your voluntary cooperation with this investigation," Cummings said. "I ask that you begin producing...
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