By Tom Hamburger and Tom Hamburger Investigative reporter focused on the intersection of money and politics in Washington Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow May 1 at 11:39 AM The White House said Wednesday that it will not authorize any executive branch officials to disclose to Congress information about individual security clearances, a move that House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah E.
Among other things, White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone wrote, “the committee appears to be putting public servants at risk” as it seeks information on the way in which the White House granted security clearances to Kushner and others in the top echelons of the Trump White House. The back-and-forth came as former White House personnel security director Carl Kline was set to testify in a closed-door deposition Wednesday morning.The White House had originally instructed Kline, a career federal employee now working at the Defense Department, not to show up for an earlier subpoenaed deposition, leading Cummings to announce he would hold Kline in contempt for ignoring a compulsory Hill summons.
Naw. Sell those things. If I were rich I’d buy me some security clearance. It’s none of the people’s business who has access to vital intelligence.
How many times will this administration say fuck you to what’s right?
Good! Whitehouse needs to stop catering to those corrupt, triggered (loosing) assholes in Congess and DOJ needs to start investigating them.
This whole countries a joke, we publish numbers like a credit default swap at 500 trillion, consumer spending at 11 trillion and the average wage is at 52-64k. This is a joke that isn't funny.
Bull Shit it’s the American People who employ them an we have a right to know.
Sure is not a transparent administration. Why is this inexperienced family member even in the cabinet? This is a dangerous appointment that could cause ill decisions on world affairs. Also siding with one religious group can affect the U.N. and countries that are affected.
This is going to get ugly. President above the law?
Why? Because they shouldn’t ever gotten them. This’s corruption at its core; the WH.
scorched truth
Why all others have
Subpoena Subpoena Subpoena
GD WH works for the People and will answer to the People!! This is not the GD reign of the Sun King!!
For what?
Start Impeachment hearings. Start laying it out. This has gone beyond ridiculous.
The executive branch of government ( which includes the potus for the morons reading this) has the legal authority to override and/or ensure a security clearances is given as it sees fit. Congress has the right to ask why. The potus has the right to decline a reason. The End.
Lock the bitches up!
USA=N.korea family government....lol
Didn’t trump recently claim he had the most transparent administration?
To no one’s surprise, White House plans to continue to obstruct justice and defy Congress’ article 1 powers.
Only the Chump admin thinks passes for the whole family makes sense. Er, Saudi Arabia likes it too.
Why would they? None of those political hacks business, legally and practically speaking. Does RepCummings want to give all his info to realDonaldTrump? There’s a lot!
Obstruction in plain sight.
Our Patriot President will tell fake news what He thinks fake news needs to know.
They are questioning obstruction and here you have it reported in the WP. WTF? Can we just get on with the trial already?
Cowards
Enjoy contempt of Congress.
They need to start putting people in jail instead of just saber rattling
ImpeachBarrAndtRump Enough of this nonsense. Impeach him for all the impeachable things we've seen. Start with Trump DC Hotel and work back.
I thought realDonaldTrump was the most transparent POTUS of all time?
We need subpoenas and some jail time so people will realize this is serious.
National Security issue sorry WP
Jared
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