The White House has reportedly instructed Carl Kline, the main official involved in the White House’s security clearance controversy, not to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee earlier this month. According to a set of letters obtained by CNN and Fox News on Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s deputy counsel Michael Purpura argued that the subpoena “unconstitutionally encroaches on fundamental executive branch interests,” partly because Kline was not given permission to have White House counsel during his interview, and informed the committee that he would not appear at that day’s deposition. House Oversight Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said Tuesday that he is considering holding Kline in contempt of Congress.

Source: Huffington Post April 23, 2019 18:58 UTC