White House refuses Democrats' demand for security clearance records

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The White House Counsel's Office is refusing to release documents requested by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform related to its issuance of security clearances, teeing up a potential subpoena battle between Capitol Hill and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

In a letter addressed to Chairman Elijah Cummings on Monday, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said the White House will not provide "unilateral concessions without any offer of accommodation" by the committee. Cummings launched an investigation into the White House's process for granting security clearances in January, including the circumstances surrounding Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner's clearance.

"We will not concede the Executive's constitutional prerogatives or allow the Committee to jeopardize the individual privacy rights of current and former Executive Branch employees," Cipollone wrote in Mondays' letter. Cipollone said an offer to brief the committee on the clearance process and allow them to review certain documents still stands.

Cummings wrote to Cipollone on March 1 demanding the White House provide documents and make witnesses available following a New York Times report that Mr. Trump had overruled White House officials and ordered Kushner be given a top-secret clearance. In a statement Tuesday, Cummings strongly disagreed with Cipollone's assessment and said he will consult with committee members on what to do next.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-refuses-democrats-demand-for-security-clearance-records/ar-BBUpGJw?li=BBnbcA1

You're going to see executive privilege invoked a lot over the next two years.

[elleng]

1. Of course.

[BigmanPigman]

2. We're going to be seeing delay tactics for two years.

Subpoenas will be ignored too. I bet this all ends up going to the SCOTUS. I do believe that Roberts is leaning to the left now that the two fake/illegitimate judges are there. RBG was more central but when the court became conservative she leaned more toward the left to balance it.