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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEthics Watchdog: Jared Kushner's 'Shadow' COVID-19 Task Force Appears to Violate at Least Two Laws
In addition to being tasked with negotiating a Middle East peace plan, President Donald Trumps son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner earlier this month formed his own task force to assist the administrations response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Kushner shadow taskforcecomprised of government officials and private sector advisorsis primarily focused on expanding access to coronavirus testing, but has the coalition been violating federal laws aimed at ensuring government transparency and accountability?
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) said as much on Friday. According to the group, Kushners team, which exists independent of the Trump administrations official coronavirus task force headed up by Vice President Mike Pence, appears to be in violation of the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
Mr. Kushners shadow task force appears to be violating key aspects of the PRA, and his use of it implicates the FACAs public transparency provisions,
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Ethics Watchdog: Jared Kushner's 'Shadow' COVID-19 Task Force Appears to Violate at Least Two Laws (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
Mar 2020
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procon
(15,805 posts)1. Lying. Cheating. Grifting. What a family! nt
pat_k
(9,313 posts)2. I'm shocked! Shocked...
KT2000
(20,544 posts)3. isn't he just there
to get a cut of the money being transacted over supplies? I thought for sure that was his job.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)4. I'm thankful for CREW and all they do for me and you!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. God, he is such a fucking creep.
He really is one of the creepiest people I have ever seen in my life. There is something about him that sends chills down my spine. In a bad way.