The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday demanded that the White House turn over documents regarding the security clearance of John McEnteeJohn (Johnny) David McEnteeOPM chief abruptly resigns Meadows joins White House facing reelection challenges Trump administration hires another college senior for key role MORE, a top aide recently rehired to lead the Presidential Personnel Office.

McEntee, President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's former personal assistant, was fired in March 2018 for undisclosed security reasons but was rehired earlier this month to oversee the office tasked with vetting presidential appointments and recruiting candidates to work in federal agencies.

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney Carolyn Bosher MaloneyTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence House panel advances bill to ban Postal Service leaders from holding political positions Shakespeare Theatre Company goes virtual for 'Will on the Hill...or Won't They?' MORE (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to White House counsel Pat Cipollone renewing a request for documents the panel had previously requested last year about McEntee's security clearance and background check.

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Maloney's missive comes after Axios reported last week that McEntee met with White House liaisons from federal agencies and asked them to identify political appointees believed to be anti-Trump in an effort to undermine people in government considered to be insufficiently supportive of the president.

“Reports that Mr. McEntee is singling out political appointees that are not sufficiently loyal to President Trump for adverse personnel actions suggest that he may be using this role to advance the President’s political agenda rather than ensure the safety, integrity, and effectiveness of the Executive Branch,” Maloney wrote.

Maloney pointed to reports that McEntee was fired from the White House two years ago because of a gambling addiction and that he was under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for financial crimes.

At the time, the Trump campaign announced that McEntee would be joining the effort for Trump's reelection as a senior adviser for campaign operations.

Maloney cited the official guidelines for granting access to classified information that state criminal conduct and psychological conditions should be considered and suggested that "pathological gambling" could disqualify someone for such access.

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"Reports of Mr. McEntee's return to the White House raise significant concerns about whether he is now suitable for such a sensitive position after he was escorted out of the White House and reportedly was unable to maintain a security clearance," Maloney wrote.

In his new role, Maloney added, "this responsibility also carries with it the risk of abuse—including in the form of improper retaliation against public servants."

Since the GOP-controlled Senate acquitted Trump of the two articles of impeachment earlier this month, the White House has pushed out multiple officials who testified in the House impeachment inquiry into the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political opponents.

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Alexander VindmanImpeachment witness Alexander Vindman calls Trump Putin's 'useful idiot' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden renew push for Latino support Strzok: Trump behaving like an authoritarian MORE and his twin brother, the latter of whom did not testify during the impeachment inquiry, were both booted from their posts at the National Security Council earlier this month. Gordon Sondland Gordon SondlandGOP chairman vows to protect whistleblowers following Vindman retirement over 'bullying' Top Democrat slams Trump's new EU envoy: Not 'a political donor's part-time job' Trump names new EU envoy, filling post left vacant by impeachment witness Sondland MORE, another impeachment inquiry witness, was also dismissed from his post as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee previously requested the documents about McEntee and other White House aides in January 2019 under then-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.), but Maloney said so far the White House has not been responsive.

Maloney asked that the White House provide the documents and a briefing by March 10.