After weeks of White House stonewalling, House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, in a letter to the White House, said “I am now writing a final time to request your voluntary cooperation.” Cummings panel has subpoena power. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Cummings said he and his staff have since written and spoken to White House officials multiple times about obtaining documents and witnesses, but to no avail. Brendan Smialowski/Getty ImagesCummings said he has provided the White House with detailed descriptions of security clearance abuses by at least nine high-level White House officials including Kushner and current and former national security advisers. Trump said he did not think he had the authority to overrule security officials on clearance matters, according to the letter.

Source: Huffington Post March 02, 2019 02:48 UTC