Top Democrat threatens subpoena over Kushner security clearance

Published March 1, 2019 4:46am ET



A top Democrat threatened to subpoena the White House if it does not turn over requested information regarding its security clearance process.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Thursday his panel expects “full compliance with its requests as soon as possible” after the New York Times reported President Trump told former chief of staff John Kelly to give his son-in-law Jared Kushner a top secret security clearance, despite objections from former White House counsel Don McGahn and U.S. intelligence officials.

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