House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Thursday alleged that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been preventing former DHS acting intelligence chief Brian Murphy, a whistleblower, from accessing classified information ahead of a testimony by “stonewalling” authorization of security clearances.
The testimony is scheduled for Friday. In a letter (pdf) to Joseph Maher, who is currently performing the duties of the under secretary of the office of intelligence and analysis (I&A) at the DHS, Schiff said that if the DHS does not “comply” with requests for information, the House committee may “resort to compulsory process to compel” the requisite materials and schedule an open hearing next week with Maher.
