Raskin Targets Kushner After Jeffries Takes Heat for Private Meeting

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is escalating an informal inquiry into Jared Kushner just days after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) privately met with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, putting Democrats’ conflicting approaches to Trump’s inner circle on display.

Raskin Targets Kushner After Jeffries Takes Heat for Private Meeting

TL;DR

  • Rep. Jamie Raskin is escalating an inquiry into Jared Kushner.
  • This comes after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Kushner.
  • Democrats appear to have conflicting approaches to Trump's inner circle.
  • Raskin has requested documents from Kushner regarding his foreign policy advisory role and his private equity firm's business with foreign governments.
  • Jeffries' meeting with Kushner has drawn criticism from progressives.