The White House will refuse to allow senior adviser Stephen Miller to testify before the House Oversight Committee, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Post. received a letter from the White House counsel Wednesday denying his request that Miller come before the committee to testify on the Trump administration’s immigration policies. But Miller, Democrats worry, has had more power than a traditional White House staffer, particularly over immigration. And Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the shake-up of the Department of Homeland Security at its highest levels, making room for the White House to install officials who will do Trump’s bidding despite concerns about legality. Although Miller is effectively running immigration policy in the Trump administration, he is not a Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2019 02:40 UTC