The White House has rebuffed House Democrats’ request for documents pertaining to the security clearance process, a move that drastically increases the chances of a subpoena from the House. Cummings, however, has been asking questions about the security clearance process for months, even garnering bipartisan support for his inquiry last Congress. In a statement, Cummings rejected the White House lawyer’s assertion that Congress does not have jurisdiction over security clearance matters. The White House security clearance system is broken, and it needs both congressional oversight and legislative reform.”The committee has not detailed its next steps. But its most recent letter to the White House on the matter last Friday warned the correspondence would be the “final” attempt at voluntary compliance.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 19:49 UTC