WASHINGTON: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Tuesday he will subpoena the Department of Homeland Security after a department whistleblower wasnt allowed access to documents and clearance he needs to testify.
Brian Murphy said in a whistleblower complaint earlier this month that he was pressured by more senior officials to suppress facts in intelligence reports about Russian election interference and other matters. Schiff said he will issue two subpoenas to the department for documents and testimony after unnecessary delay and obstruction over materials that would allow Murphy to testify to the panel behind closed doors.
Murphy has agreed to tell his story to Congress, but his lawyer has said he cannot appear until he resolves the issues with the department over access to information.
Schiff, D-Calif., said the committee would compel the document production by…