Democrat: ‘Jared Kushner appears to have committed perjury’

Published November 18, 2017 4:43am ET



Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., suggested Jared Kushner, White House senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, committed perjury, after it was revealed Kushner told congressional investigators he was not aware of anyone who had been in contact with WikiLeaks, but a report shows he received and forwarded an email from Donald Trump Jr. about his correspondence with the notorious secrets-leaking website.

“Jared Kushner appears to have committed perjury,” Lieu, who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted Friday night. “I now believe that asking why he still has a security clearance is no longer sufficient. The relevant question is when will Kushner be prosecuted?”

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