White House senior adviser Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE denied that he discussed his security clearance with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE, despite reports that his father-in-law personally ordered the clearance against the recommendations of some career officials.

Kushner, appearing in an episode of "Axios on HBO" which aired Sunday, denied discussing the clearance with Trump.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is currently conducting an investigation into the White House's handling of security clearances for administration officials.

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A whistleblower told committee staff in early April that Trump administration officials overruled career officials in 25 instances in order to grant security clearances to employees despite “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds.

The panel subpoenaed former White House personnel security director Carl Kline in response to that allegation.

The White House initially tried to block Kline from testifying, which prompted Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman 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 (D-Md.) to threaten to hold him in contempt.

Kline eventually did appear voluntarily, reportedly acknowledging that he had issued clearances despite concerns from subordinates but denying that he was pressured by anyone in the White House.

Kushner's security clearance had reportedly been denied last year over concerns about foreign influence and his private business interests. He was later approved by Kline.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sarah Elizabeth SandersSarah Sanders on Trump's reported war dead criticism: 'Those comments didn't happen' Sarah Sanders memoir reportedly says Trump joked she should hook up with Kim Jong Un McEnany stamps her brand on White House press operation MORE Sanders in April accused Democrats of “acting in bad faith” with their security clearance investigation.

“We’ve been cooperative on that front. But we’re not going to put the 3 million people who are full-time employees of the federal government that hold security clearances' personal information at risk because Democrats want to pretend and play games instead of doing their jobs,” Sanders said on Fox News.