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House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) demanded on Friday that the White House be in "full and immediate compliance" with the committee's request for documents regarding Jared Kushner's top secret security clearance.

The backdrop: President Trump ordered former chief of staff John Kelly to give Kushner a top secret clearance against the warnings of intelligence officials, the New York Times reports.

Go deeper: Report: Trump overruled officials to grant Kushner security clearance

Elijah Cummings orders White House to comply with Kushner security clearance review

President Trump ordered his former chief of staff to give Kushner top secret clearance, the NYT found.

In this image, Jared Kushner looks at the camera in a suit and jacket.

Jared Kushner. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="demanded on Friday that the White House be in &quot;full and immediate compliance&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/documents/2019-03-01.EEC%20to%20Cipollone-WH%20re%20Security%20Clearances.pdf" data-vars-content-id="84cb23f9-7435-4b1c-8bc4-0a216545e1f7" data-vars-headline="Elijah Cummings orders White House to comply with Kushner security clearance review" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/documents/2019-03-01.EEC%20to%20Cipollone-WH%20re%20Security%20Clearances.pdf" target="_blank">demanded on Friday that the White House be in &quot;full and immediate compliance&quot;</a> with the committee&#x27;s request for documents regarding Jared Kushner&#x27;s top secret security clearance.The backdrop: President Trump ordered former chief of staff John Kelly to give Kushner a top secret clearance against the warnings of intelligence officials, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New York Times reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html" data-vars-content-id="84cb23f9-7435-4b1c-8bc4-0a216545e1f7" data-vars-headline="Elijah Cummings orders White House to comply with Kushner security clearance review" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html" target="_blank">New York Times reports</a>.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Report: Trump overruled officials to grant Kushner security clearance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-ordered-john-kelly-jared-kushner-security-clearance-a2a2edfa-880e-4cd4-8a7b-6f966f09207d.html" data-vars-content-id="84cb23f9-7435-4b1c-8bc4-0a216545e1f7" data-vars-headline="Elijah Cummings orders White House to comply with Kushner security clearance review" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-ordered-john-kelly-jared-kushner-security-clearance-a2a2edfa-880e-4cd4-8a7b-6f966f09207d.html" target="_self">Report: Trump overruled officials to grant Kushner security clearance</a>

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