Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls For Hearing On 'Influence Peddling' By Jared Kushner

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Source: Huff Post

Mar 26, 2024, 04:18 PM EDT


WASHINGTON ― Democrats on the House oversight committee want Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) to hold a hearing on former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) urged Comer in a Tuesday letter “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.”

Comer has led a yearlong investigation and impeachment inquiry related to President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who raked in millions from foreign nationals during and after his father’s time as vice president. Though Comer has claimed that Joe Biden actively participated in his son’s business deals, witnesses have said that the elder Biden wasn’t involved except for the occasional greeting and exchange of pleasantries with his son’s business associates.

Raskin and Garcia pointed out that according to recent reporting by The New York Times, Kushner has been actively pursuing real estate deals with foreign governments, using contacts he made as a senior White House adviser, while Trump runs to retake the presidency. Comer has previously said that Kushner “crossed the line of ethics” when he secured a massive Saudi investment shortly after leaving the White House, but the Kentucky Republican brushed off Democrats’ suggestion of a hearing.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-james-comer-jared-kushner_n_66030b4ae4b006c390571b90

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Link to House Oversight Committee Democrats' PRESS RELEASE - Ranking Member Raskin and Rep. Garcia Demand Republicans Investigate Jared Kushner’s Influence Peddling and Threats to National Security

Link to House Overisght Committee Democrats' letter (PDF)

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1. Comer's as likely to do that as sprout wings and fly to the moon but I'm glad that

my representative Raskin is hammering him on this!

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6. Comer has a good reason

Raskin has facts and knowledge and real evidence. That ain’t no way to conduct an investigation. My Rep is a dipshit but so far he’s kept a relatively low profile. Like most gop congresspeople he’s a cancer cell harmful to democracy. (Jake Laturner, Idiot, Kansas

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7. The way things are going, we may have Speaker Jeffries soon

Who will replace all Republican committee chairs.

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15. can't happen soon enough nt

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. Comer and the Groupies Of Putin should be hammered about their corruption, daily.

[tavernier]

2. And it didn't exactly happen yesterday.

Amazing how the biggest crimes just roll along and nobody seems to notice. Republican dung beetles hard at work.

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9. Fitting description.

+1

[Lovie777]

3. This.....................

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4. Kick

[TigressDem]

5. K&R

Go Raskin!!

[SergeStorms]

8. Democrats don't have a single....

bogus Russian "informant", so what kind of investigation would it be?

House republicans know all about investigations. They're veritable professionals in that area.

In case it's needed:

[LymphocyteLover]

10. Good! The GOP hypocrisy on this is mindblowing

[ShazzieB]

12. If Dems take back the House, doesn't that mean the committee chairs will be Dems?

Another reason to root for some more GOP resignations (as well as victories in November) - Hakeem as Speaker AND Dems in control of committees!

The things they could get done would be legendary!

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13. Yup.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. good. Long overdue

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16. Rep. Jamie Raskin is showing so much leadership now

What an amazing example he sets for the younger Representatives.

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17. I like it.