Dem chairman batters Trump's White House for blocking interviews with ex-staffers: 'They're basicall

Dem chairman batters Trump’s White House for blocking interviews with ex-staffers: ‘They’re basically stonewalling’

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/dem-chairman-batters-trumps-white-house-blocking-interviews-ex-staffers-theyre-basically-stonewalling/amp/

No or Al-Sibai at Raw Story

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The Trump administration has rebuffed efforts by House Democrats to interview former White House officials directly on at least two occasions, CNN reported Friday.

According to the report, the White House chided House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), saying the panel should have contacted the White House instead of those ex-staffers directly.

“At the center of one of the disputes is former chief of staff John Kelly, whose cooperation is central to Cummings’ investigation into the White House’s handling of security clearances, including Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner,” CNN reported. “Cummings’ staff reached out to Kelly directly by phone on multiple occasions, which prompted a stinging response from White House counsel Pat Cipollone.”

In a letter Cipollone sent to Cummings in late February, the White House counsel criticized the committee chairman for not consulting with him first — a move Cummings said was akin to “stonewalling.”

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