House committee chairmen Elijah Cummings, Jerrold Nadler and Bennie Thompson – who head the Oversight, Judiciary and Homeland Security bodies respectively – have together launched yet another investigation into President Trump.
This one concerns the spate of departures from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this month.
The trio believe the exit of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Secret Service director Randolph Alles, undersecretary of management Claire Grady and acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ronald Vitiello risked placing US national security in jeopardy.
They have written to Nielsen’s acting successor, Kevin McAleenan, demanding all communications related to the “unprecedented firings” be hand over by 9 May.
“We are deeply concerned that the firing and forced resignation of these officials puts the security of the American people at risk,” the men wrote.
“We are also concerned that the President may have removed DHS officials because they refused his demands to violate federal immigration law and judicial orders.”
“Moreover, we are concerned by reports that, even as he has removed the Department’s leadership, the president has sought to empower a White House aide, Stephen Miller, to ‘be in charge of handling all immigration and border affairs’.”
The White House yesterday refused to allow Miller to testify before Congress.
The exodus is believed to have been ordered by Trump at the instigation of Miller as the administration pushes an even tougher stance on stopping illegal immigration than the “zero-tolerance” approach that saw children separated from their parents at the border and detained in cages to the horror of many around the world.
The pair have yet to announce their choice for “border czar” to oversee the situation on the US-Mexico line while Trump’s wall is under construction.
from Best News Update http://bit.ly/2XR7Iiv
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