Jared Kushner Called to Face the Music
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Meanwhile, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee already previously released a report alleging Trump's businesses received millions in foreign payments while he was in office. Eric Trump, executive vice president of The Trump Organization, dismissed the report's finding as a "joke" and said that all the company's profits from its business with foreign governments were voluntarily donated to the United States Treasury.
On Tuesday, Raksin, a ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Garcia, a ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, sent a letter asking leading Republicans on the House Oversight Committee to hold a hearing over Kushner's "apparent influence peddling and quid pro quos for actions he undertook to reshape U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East."
"We write to urge you to convene a hearing regarding Jared Kushner's apparent influence peddling and quid pro quo deals involving investments in exchange for official actions and to examine the resulting threats to our national security. Our request comes in light of allegations that Jared Kushner is pursuing new foreign business deals, just as Donald Trump becomes the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency," the two Democrats wrote in the letter to Oversight Committee Chair Republican James Comer of Kentucky and Republican Representative Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin, who chairs a subcommittee of the panel.
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The letter continues to note Comer has previously indicated that Republicans would also have questions for Trump's family members, including Kushner as Comer "conceded that Mr. Kushner's conduct 'crossed the line of ethics' and promised that the Oversight Committee would investigate Mr. Kushner."
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https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-call-republicans-hold-hearing-jared-kushner-1883770
What questions did Comer have in mind?
brush
(53,784 posts)flying_wahini
(6,600 posts)marble falls
(57,097 posts)neohippie
(1,142 posts)They also should investigate Ivanka's Chinese Trademarks she received 18 of them over a two month period
https://apnews.com/article/0a3283036d2f4e699da4aa3c6dd01727
In October, Chinas Trademark Office granted provisional approval for 16 trademarks to Ivanka Trump Marks LLC, bringing to 34 the total number of marks China has greenlighted this year, according to the offices online database. The new approvals cover Ivanka-branded fashion gear including sunglasses, handbags, shoes and jewelry, as well as beauty services and voting machines.
The approvals came three months after Ivanka Trump announced she was dissolving her namesake brand to focus on government work.
China also granted provisional approval for two Trump trademarks to DTTM Operations LLC, headquartered at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York. They cover branded restaurant, bar and hotel services, as well as clothing and shoes.
The marks will be finalized if there is no objection during a 90-day comment period.
johnnyfins
(823 posts)Hekate
(90,708 posts)
in 2016. The grift runs deep in that family.
Mr. Evil
(2,844 posts)She received trademarks.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)It's a common error.
She would actually have to be highly intelligent to apply for and receive patents.
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)He was always jetting off here and there, mostly to the Middle East or Europe. We were never told what he was doing, or whom he was meeting with. There needs to be disclosure and accountability. AND this secrecy should never be allowed to happen again.
orleans
(34,053 posts)how did it feel to be the rock star of the trump white house?
Mr. Evil
(2,844 posts)First question:
Comer: How much of that $2 billion are you willing to give to me to sweep your upcoming troubles under the rug?