White House tells aide who gave Kushner security clearance not to comply with subpoena
The White House has told Carl Kline, who approved Jared Kushner’s security clearance over the objections of career staffers, not to comply with a congressional subpoena. The reason for his this is because the Oversight Committee won’t allow White House counsel to attend the official’s deposition “to preserve and protect executive branch confidentiality interests” : NBC NEWS – The White House has told Carl Kline, the former security specialist who approved Jared Kushner’s security clearance over the objections of career staffers, not to comply with a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. Kline was supposed to appear before committee staff Tuesday to face questions related to his handling of White House security clearances. But in a letter to Kline’s attorney Robert Driscoll dated Monday, White House Deputy Counsel Michael Purpura said Kline should not appear for an interview if the committee does not allow a membe...