Senate Cmte. to Question Jared Kushner Over Meeting With Chief of Russian Bank Penalized By Obama

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Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT 8m8 minutes ago
NEW - senate Intel committee wants to question Kushner about Russia, Becker/Rosenberg/me


Senate investigators plan to question Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and a close adviser, as part of their broad inquiry into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to the Kremlin, according to administration and congressional officials.

The White House Counsel’s Office was informed this month that the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, wanted to question Mr. Kushner about meetings he arranged with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, according to the government officials. The meetings included a previously unreported sit-down with the head of Russia’s state-owned development bank.

Until now, the White House had acknowledged only an early December meeting between Mr. Kislyak and Mr. Kushner, which occurred at Trump Tower and was also attended by Michael T. Flynn, who would briefly serve as the national security adviser.

Later that month, though, Mr. Kislyak requested a second meeting, which Mr. Kushner asked a deputy to attend in his stead, officials said. At Mr. Kislyak’s request, Mr. Kushner later met with Sergey N. Gorkov, the chief of Vnesheconombank, which drew sanctions from the Obama administration after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia annexed Crimea and began meddling in Ukraine.


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[samnsara]

1. i thought that that little weasel was more involved than let on

[FakeNoose]

7. It would be nice timing to question Ivanka also

She's in up to her eyeballs.

[rurallib]

17. agree 100%

[wishstar]

2. Good to see so much of their scheming finally seeing light of day- CNN covering this story now

Trump & Co. has been trying their hardest to not only help Russia in quid pro quo, but turn US into a kleptocracy like Russia, to enrich the Trump family gang

[SticksnStones]

8. Y'now, I think thats precisely 45's game plan

To replicate Putin's style...after all, it made Putin the richest man on the planet (allegedly).

Money motivates 45. Money and all its trappings are what lured him into committing treason against his country.

He wants to be bad like Vlad.

[Lucinda]

3. KNR

[gademocrat7]

4. Kremlin Kushner is all in.

He is disgusting.

[truebluegreen]

5. Interesting that this comes out at the exact time

Kushner is given expanded responsibilities in the (mis) administration.

[Vinca]

6. I've been thinking lately that Kushner will be the one to flip.

He might be "family," but he's got his own personal fortune to protect. He'll give up the goods for a "get out of jail" card.

[HoneyBadger]

9. He comes from a criminal dynasty

Dad did hard time, Jared will too

[Vinca]

23. That's interesting. I didn't know that.

[HoneyBadger]

25. His dad is a convicted felon only because

His aunt and uncle ratted out dad to the Feds (they cut a deal), at which point dad set up a prostitute to blackmail another uncle. Holidays are a bit tense. Dad hired a few felons after his probation ended and he was able to have contact with them again.

Jared is Michael Corleone. Which path will he choose?

[Vinca]

27. He'll protect the $$$$$$$$. Interesting story - birds of a feather.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Please be under oath

There are some things we'd like cleared up....
http://www.ericrosenwaldphotography.com/awol-in-aspen

[Rebl2]

21. I was

thinking the same thing. Does anyone know if these people are under oath when they testify? Think they should have Ivanka testify as well. Think they are involved biggly!

[Orrex]

11. "Sanction" is a terrible word

In the same breath it can mean "officially approve" and "formally punish."

From the headline alone, it's not clear which meaning is intended. Even reading the quoted blurb, it's not entirely certain.


What a goofy word.

[bigtree]

12. agreed

...penalized.

[Orrex]

14. A much better choice

Also, I should have clarified that I know you were simply giving a faithful quote, so the word choice wasn't your fault.

[L. Coyote]

13. WH now acknowledges previously unreported meetings between Russian officials & Jared Kushner

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#TrumpRussia 50 tweet MEGA-THREAD by Seth Abramson

[ananda]

15. Add the recent trip to Aspen and the landing ..

.. of the Russian's plane nearby at the same time.

[Ilsa]

20. Yeah, I hope they ask him if he met with Abromovich in Aspen. nt

[NewRedDawn]

16. Traitorous Criminals!

The whole trump family.

[rurallib]

19. They make the BFEE look like small town pikers, don't they?

[Paladin]

18. Something doesn't smell right about this.

I think yet another trumpian diversion may be afoot.

[George II]

22. I hope he's under oath.

[Wounded Bear]

24. They had better get his smarmy ass under oath...

and still bring along a battalion of fact checkers.

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[malaise]

29. Rachel is discussing this at length right now

WTF????