Nine White House officials of interest in Dem security clearance probe

Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are zeroing in on a handful of current and former officials in President Trump's White House as part of their investigation into the administration's security clearance practices.

Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) has ramped up the probe in recent weeks, accusing the White House of stonewalling his efforts to obtain additional documentation and information about the process.

He released a memo Monday detailing allegations raised by White House staffer Tricia Newbold, who has worked as a career official in the Executive Office of the President for 18 years.

Newbold told committee staff last month that she and other career staffers denied applications for multiple security clearances, decisions that were later overturned by senior officials in order to allow those individuals to access classified material.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/436801-nine-white-house-officials-of-interest-in-dem-security-clearance-probe