The Democrat-led panel also voted to authorize subpoenas about the administration's decision to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census.
The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to issue a subpoena a former White House security director based on a whistleblower's claims that about 25 people in President Donald Trump's administration received security clearances despite officials recommending that their applications be denied.
Whistleblower Tricia Newbold, who has been a security clearance official for 18 years, spoke with Republicans and Democrats on the committee in a private interview on March 23, according to Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md. According to Cummings, the whistleblower said that the list of approximately 25 individuals whose denials were overruled"had a wide range of serious disqualifying issues involving foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems, drug use, and criminal conduct."
Kline reportedly suspended Newbold for two weeks without pay in January — days after Kline reportedly overruled security officials' recommendation Jared Kushner be denied a top secret clearance. NBC News reported that her suspension decision notice said that action was taken for Newbold's defiance of authority.
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