A white house whistleblower has said the Trump Administration gave authorizations for security clearance to people with questionable characters. this authorization overruled security experts advise.
The security clearances were awarded to more than two dozen people including the US Presidents’ daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Tricia Newbold, an 18-year government employee who oversaw the issuance of clearances for some senior White House aides.
The allegations were detailed in a letter and memo released on Monday by Congressman Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
According to Ms Newbold, these individuals had a wide range of serious disqualifying issues foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use and criminal conduct,” The memo stated
On Monday, Cummings said he will move this week to authorize his first subpoena in the probe. The subpoena will be for the deposition of Carl kline, who served as the White House personnel security director and supervised Newbold.
The White House did not immediately respond for a comment on Monday. The new round of subpoenas signals increased pressure from Democrats on Republican Trump Administration in the White House.