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?”
Jared Kushner appears to have committed perjury. 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? https://t.co/xlnMIsqdsW
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 18, 2017
Kushner told congressional Russia investigators in July that he could not recall anyone from the Trump campaign who had been in contact with WikiLeaks and that he himself had not been communicating with WikiLeaks.
However, Kushner received and forwarded an email from the president’s son about his communications with WikiLeaks, CNN reported Friday. The exact contents of Trump Jr.’s email to Kushner have not been reported.
Trump Jr. confirmed Monday that he communicated with WikiLeaks’s verified Twitter account during the 2016 election, in response to a report from the Atlantic, posting screenshots of the communications on his Twitter page.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee leaders said in a letter that Kushner had not provided certain documents pertaining to a variety of issues, including WikiLeaks.
Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in the letter, documents provided by other people show “September 2016 email communications to Mr. Kushner concerning WikiLeaks, which Mr. Kushner then forwarded to another campaign official.”
The messages between Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks have been given to Congress as several committees are investigating whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin during the 2016 election. Special counsel Robert Muller is also conducting a Russia probe.
