The White House has agreed to allow a former key official, who recently defied a subpoena, to testify about the security clearance process.
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have circumvented the committee's Democratic leadership to arrange a limited interview with a former White House staffer who violated a subpoena from the committee to testify, according to letters obtained by Newsweek.
President Donald Trump has vowed to “[fight] all the subpoenas,” a promise he has stayed true to by directing former White House counsel Don McGahn and Kline to reject subpoenas to testify. Attorney General William Barr directed a Justice Department official to do the same. Rep. Jim Jordan talks with House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings during a hearing on March 14 in Washington, DC. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images
A whistleblower who worked in the security clearance department under Kline and came forward to the Committee has alleged that Kline granted some two dozen security clearances for officials who were previously denied access to top-secret information, reportedly overruling national security concerns. One of those officials was Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser who is married to one of his daughters, Ivanka Trump who is also an adviser to the president.
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