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The White House ordered Personnel Security Director Carl Kline not to appear before Congress, without asserting any kind of executive privilege to account for the administration's defiance of Congress’ constitutional prerogatives. americanoversight.org/white-house-de…
By following White House orders to not appear, Kline is now open to being found in contempt of Congress. Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings has said that he plans to schedule a contempt vote.
Rather than asserting executive privilege, the White House instead has indicated it is ignoring Congress’ authority as an independent and co-equal branch of government. americanoversight.org/white-house-de…
This is just the latest instance of a White House simultaneously resisting transparency and refusing to assert executive privilege — perhaps to avoid a confrontation in the courts over whether the information should be provided to Congress. americanoversight.org/what-congressi…
