Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is pushing for more details on whether 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 plans to get security clearances for his children.

Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, pointed to a CBS News report about such a request in a letter to Trump's named White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Tuesday.

He also noted that a Trump transition team official on Monday denied the claim that the President-elect was beginning security clearance paperwork for his children, according to USA Today.

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"If both of these reports are accurate, it appears that preliminary discussions about this proposal have begun, but no security clearance applications have been filed to date," Cummings wrote.

"As you may know, Executive Order 12968 provides that security clearances may not be granted to any individuals unless they have demonstrated an official 'need-to-know' classified national security information," he continued.

"Even after security clearances are granted, access to classified information is limited to the extent that it is required to fulfill designated duties and responsibilities," Cummings wrote.

According to the lawmaker, 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.

The lawmaker asked for more information about Trump's "unusual request," including the scope of classified information they would receive, level of clearance for each individual, and the duration of the clearances.