President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE early Wednesday dismissed reports that he is trying to get “top level security clearance” for his children.

“This was a typically false news story,” he tweeted.

I am not trying to get "top level security clearance" for my children. This was a typically false news story. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016

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CBS News reported on Monday that the president-elect was seeking top-secret security clearances for his adult children.

A transition team official, however, told a presidential pool reporter Monday night that the president-elect did not request such a step and said the Trump children have not started filling out paperwork for such clearances.

"That's not something I'm expecting right now," the Trump transition official said.

NBC News, meanwhile, reported Tuesday that Trump wants his son-in-law Jared Kushner to sit in on his presidential daily briefings once Kushner gets top-secret security clearance.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, pointed to the CBS report in a letter to Trump's newly named White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, asking for more details on Tuesday.

The lawmaker wrote that granting a security clearance for Trump's children would result in a conflict of interest since they will be directly involved in running Trump's business.

"There is a process by which a position within the executive branch may be designated as a national security position if its responsibilities and assignments require eligibility for access to classified information," he wrote.

"It does not appear that Mr. Trump intend to hire his children into such positions. If he does, however, that would raise significant concerns given their direct involvement in his business interests," the Democrat continued.