Two House Democrats wrote to the White House on Monday pressing for documents that could show whether national security adviser John Bolton disclosed his prior connections to the Russian woman who's been arrested and accused of infiltrating political U.S. organizations.

Democratic Reps. Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (Md.) and Stephen Lynch Stephen Francis LynchOvernight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Official: Pentagon has started 'prudent planning' for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May Overnight Defense: Dems divided on length of stopgap spending measure | Afghan envoy agrees to testify before House panel | Trump leans into foreign policy in campaign's final stretch MORE (Mass.) wrote Monday to White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE requesting he provide information from Bolton’s security clearance application, and additional documents disclosing his contacts with foreign nationals in the past seven years.

The lawmakers cited a New York Times report from last month that found Bolton appeared via video at a 2013 gun rights event organized by Maria Butina, who has been charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Moscow.

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“Given the alarming and unprecedented nature of these revelations — and the high-level position of trust Mr. Bolton now holds — we request that you produce documents relating to whether Mr. Bolton reported his previous work with this alleged Russian spy on his security clearance forms or other White House vetting materials prior to President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE appointing him to his current position,” the lawmakers wrote.





Cummings is the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, while Lynch is the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee on National Security.

The two men cited concerns with the Trump administration's vetting process, noting that Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was not forthcoming about his communications with Russian officials.

NPR first reported on Bolton's involvement in the 2013 conference in support of The Right to Bear Arms, a Russian pro-gun group. Bolton reportedly appeared via video and urged Russia to loosen its gun laws.

Butina, a Russian national and gun rights activist, was arrested and charged last month with secretly acting to advance the Kremlin’s interests through cultivating connections with powerful groups, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), and individuals close to the Republican Party.

Their request for information from the White House comes a few weeks after three Senate Democrats requested documents from the Treasury Department related to financial ties between Butina and the NRA.