By — Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/senate-democrats-ask-review-kushners-security-clearance Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Senate Democrats ask to review Kushner’s security clearance Nation Jul 17, 2017 3:57 PM EDT WASHINGTON – Three Senate Democrats are calling on the White House to review and possibly revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance. They are pointing to the revelation of a meeting with Russian contacts during President Donald Trump’s campaign. Kushner is a senior adviser to Trump and his son-in-law. Along with other Trump officials, he attended a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lobbyist who indicated she had damaging information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. WATCH: What Russians think about Trump and the U.S. Kushner disclosed the meeting on his security clearance paperwork, but Democrats have questioned how much he disclosed. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Al Franken of Minnesota and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii say in a letter to the White House that given the meeting, Kushner’s top access “may pose a danger to this country.” Blumenthal suggested on Twitter that Kushner’s clearance should be revoked. There is simply no way, knowing what we know, that Kushner can be trusted with our country's secrets. — Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) July 17, 2017 MORE: Inside Putin’s Russia We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Three Senate Democrats are calling on the White House to review and possibly revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance. They are pointing to the revelation of a meeting with Russian contacts during President Donald Trump’s campaign. Kushner is a senior adviser to Trump and his son-in-law. Along with other Trump officials, he attended a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lobbyist who indicated she had damaging information about Democrat Hillary Clinton. WATCH: What Russians think about Trump and the U.S. Kushner disclosed the meeting on his security clearance paperwork, but Democrats have questioned how much he disclosed. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Al Franken of Minnesota and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii say in a letter to the White House that given the meeting, Kushner’s top access “may pose a danger to this country.” Blumenthal suggested on Twitter that Kushner’s clearance should be revoked. There is simply no way, knowing what we know, that Kushner can be trusted with our country's secrets. — Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) July 17, 2017 MORE: Inside Putin’s Russia We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now