April 1 (UPI) -- More than two dozen people applying for security clearance to work at the White House were denied -- but overruled by the White House, the chairman of a congressional committee said Monday.
House oversight committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said in a letter whistle-blower Tricia Newbold, the adjudications manager of the Personnel Security Office, said the White House overturned 25 denied applications. In her position, Newbold handles security clearance determinations for senior White House staff members. The letter was sent to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone.