Article snippet: Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are zeroing in on a handful of current and former officials in MORE's White House as part of their investigation into the administration's security clearance practices. Committee Chairman MORE (D-Md.) has ramped up the probe in recent weeks, accusing the White House of stonewalling his efforts to obtain additional documentation and information about the process. He released a memo Monday detailing allegations raised by White House staffer Tricia Newbold, who has worked as a career official in the Executive Office of the President for 18 years. Newbold told committee staff last month that she and other career staffers denied applications for multiple security clearances, decisions that were later overturned by senior officials in order to allow those individuals to access classified material. The list of individuals whose clearances were granted despite initial denials totaled 25, according to Newbold. While Cummings did not identify the 25 people in Monday's memo, here are nine current and former officials the committee has prioritized as part of its investigation into White House security clearances. John Bolton Democrats are seeking additional information on Bolton's security clearance, a subject party members aired concerns about when the national security adviser joined the Trump administration last spring. The president picked Bolton in March 2018 to replace H.R. McMaster, and he has become a key voice on... Link to the full article to read more