WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s top lawyer is defending President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security.

White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler says in a letter that the White House has no concerns about Alejandro Mayorkas’ “suitability” for the post. Mayorkas is facing questions from a Senate panel about an investigation into his role in helping a company run by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother secure a foreign investor visa.

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