Democrats are taking aim at Jared Kushner, heavily scrutinizing former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law as Republicans festishized Hunter Biden and business deals of the president’s family members. Via Politico:
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) sent a letter Tuesday asking leading Republicans on the committee to hold a hearing in light of new reporting on Kushner seeking overseas business deals as Trump looks to take back the White House.
“This Committee cannot claim to be ‘investigating foreign nationals’ attempts to target and coerce high-ranking U.S. officials’ family members by providing money or other benefits in exchange for certain actions while continuing to ignore these matters,” the two Democrats wrote in the letter to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), who chairs a subcommittee of the panel. POLITICO exclusively obtained a copy of the letter ahead of its release.
“We therefore urge you to work with us to finally investigate Mr. Kushner’s receipt of billions of dollars from foreign governments in deals that appear to be quid pro quos for actions he undertook as senior White House adviser in Donald Trump’s Administration,” they added.
Democrats, in their letter, noted Comer has previously indicated that Republicans would also have questions for Trump’s family members, including Kushner. And Comer has said that legislation he is drafting on ethics and financial disclosure rules — something he said he planned to unveil at the conclusion of the GOP’s sweeping impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden — would also apply to Trump and his family if he wins the White House in November.
