The House Oversight Committee just approved a subpoena for an investigation into White House security clearances
The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted to authorize a subpoena in connection with an investigation into the White House security clearance process.
In a party-line vote, the committee approved a subpoena for former White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline to testify before the panel about his role in approving security clearances.The subpoena was authorized a day after the committee revealed that it interviewed a White House whistleblower who claimed that senior officials ignored national security concerns to approve security clearances for 25 individuals whose applications were initially denied.
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