House Dems ask Oversight to investigate Trump security practices

Democratic members of Congress are formally asking the House Oversight Committee to look into allegations of lax security practices in the Trump Administration.

"This behavior is more than bad operational security—it is an egregious affront to national security," reads a letter sent Wednesday to Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)

Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Ca.) headed the letter also signed by 14 colleagues.

The letter specifies a few different areas of concern, including the president's reported continued use of an unsecure, outdated android phone, apparent (but denied) discussions about North Korea in public at Mar-a-Lago, photos showing the president left keys to a briefcase "containing classified documents" in the briefcase, and staffers continuing to use private email accounts for official business.

A similar case was made by Democrats on the House Science Committee this week, who used a hearing about cybersecurity to discuss Trump's cybersecurity practices.

"Referring to the complex problem of cybersecurity, President Trump recently said in an interview, ‘I'm not sure you have the kind of security that you need.' We fully agree,' reads the letter.

The letter is co-signed by Lieu, Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.), Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y), Kathy Castor (D-Fl.), Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.), Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), Darren Soto (D-Fl.), Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Judy Chu (D-Ca.), Pete Aguilar (D-Ca.) and Tony Cárdenas (D- Ca.).