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https://www.politicususa.com/2019/03/01/kushner-security-clearance.htmlPosted on Fri, Mar 1st, 2019 by Jason Easley
House Democrats Immediately Demand All Records On Kushner Security Clearance
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has demanded that Trump immediately turn over all records related to Jared Kushners security clearance.
In a letter to the White House, Cummings wrote, I am now writing a final time to request your voluntary cooperation with this investigation. I ask that you begin producing all responsive documents immediately, and I request that you begin scheduling transcribed interviews with each witness identified by the Committee. Please provide your response to the Committee by March 4, 2019.
Read the full letter @ link~
Cummings has been trying to get the documents and all related correspondence about Kushners security clearance for nearly two months. The White House has continually stonewalled him, and it is clear that he has had enough.
Rep. Cummings wants to know why the officials did not want to give Kushner a security clearance, Today, I am writing in light of grave new reports thatjust eight days after the Committee launched this investigationPresident Trump may have falsely claimed that he played no role in the security clearance process. If true, these new reports raise grave questions about what derogatory information career officials obtained about Mr. Kushner to recommend denying him access to our nations most sensitive secrets, why President Trump concealed his role in overruling that recommendation, why General Kelly and Mr. McGahn both felt compelled to document these actions, and why your office is continuing to withhold key documents and witnesses from this Committee.
Democrats are dropping the hammer on Trump
The country has been returned to the two eternal questions that dominate this White House. What is Trump hiding, and why is the president lying? The Republican-controlled House turned a blind eye to the national security risk posed by Jared Kushner. Democrats arent going to let Trump get away with jeopardizing the nation. House Democrats want answers, and the best news of all is that they now have the power to get them.
FBaggins
(26,756 posts)A "request" for their "voluntary" cooperation" sure doesn't sounds like a "demand" or that Democrats "are dropping the hammer".
I'm not sure it's a resolved question whether the House has oversight powers in this case at all (which may be why they're requesting voluntary cooperation in the first place).
avebury
(10,952 posts)the names of the Federal employees who reviewed Kushner's security clearance documents and invite him/her/them to come before the committee and explain why he/she/they recommended denying top secret clearance to Kushner. Democrats will have to be creative in figuring out how to get through the road blocks that Trump and his minions will try to throw in front of them.
FBaggins
(26,756 posts)Executive branch employees can't testify regarding classified information without the permission of the DOJ and/or others in the Executive Branch. Republicans ran into that over the last couple years themselves when DOJ attorneys wouldn't let witnesses answer questions... and that's when both branches were controlled by the same party.
malaise
(269,157 posts)Lock up these fucking criminals
vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)NBachers
(17,135 posts)Funny how his fortunes have turned around so much in his favor recently.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)volstork
(5,403 posts)the amount he owes on the 666 Fifth Ave property.
PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)when national security is at stake and the person involved is meeting with a murderer known to want nuclear capabilities.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)JarJar K. is a huge security risk.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)red dog 1
(27,845 posts)Can the child-rapist-in-chief be subpoenaed?
I don't think so.
Can White House counsel Pat Cipollone be subpoenaed?
Yes, I think so.
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)If not, that rule needs to change. We have to get info out of this crook.
cstanleytech
(26,316 posts)after he is out of office like what happened to Bush as that imo is what gave the Repugnants the gall to think that they are above the law.
Mr. Evil
(2,853 posts)Among other things Jared could find out that he could use as leverage. That sick little fucker belongs in prison forthwith.
MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)If so, I'm not sure this investigation can result in anything prosecutable. Issuing clearance illegally is far different than issuing clearance that wasn't recommended by his advisors.
ck4829
(35,082 posts)Blue Owl
(50,486 posts)n/t