Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner - White House clears path for testimony
Created: 03/30/2022Updated: 03/30/2022 10:19 am
By: Jennifer Greve
Jared Kushner (l), adviser and son-in-law of Donald Trump, and his wife Ivanka, adviser and daughter of the former US President.
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Husbands Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are scheduled to report to Congress on what happened on January 6th.
Update 3/30/2022 10:17 am:
"The White House has decided not to exercise executive privilege for the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump," said Kate Bedingfield, White House press secretary, in a statement Tuesday ( March 29, 2022, local time).Therefore, nothing stands in the way of a statement by Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law about the incidents surrounding the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Executive privilege is the right of a US President to keep information concerning the Office of the Head of State secret from the judiciary.
As a rule, such a step is justified by a threat to national security.
After storming the US Capitol: Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is to testify
First report from March 29, 2022:
Washington, DC - More than a year after the storming of the US Capitol, the events are still being clarified.
Donald Trump's* son-in-law Jared Kushner* is scheduled to appear before the House Committee on Thursday (3/31/2022).
This is reported by CBS News and refers to trusted sources.
Kushner himself was not at the White House on January 6, 2021.
He had returned from a trip to Washington, DC shortly before the escalation.
His wife, Ivanka Trump*, was also asked by the committee to testify about the events.
Unlike Kushner, Trump was in the White House with her father.
Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka had indicated that she wanted to cooperate * and testify voluntarily.
Surname | Jared Kushner |
|---|---|
dates of birth | January 10, 1981, Livingston (USA) |
spouse | Ivanka Trump (married 2009) |
Previous Offices | ia Chief Advisor to the President of the United States (2017-2021) |
Storming the US Capitol: In addition to Kushner, other Trump allies are also targeted by the committee
Requests from CBS News to spokespersons for the committee and Jared Kushner came to nothing.
No comment was given.
How involved Kushner was in the January 6 events and what role he assigns to his father-in-law is expected to be part of the committee's questioning.
One of the things that has distinguished Kushner so far is that he did not loudly support Trump in his statements about election fraud in 2020.
In all, the committee issued more than 90 subpoenas.
In addition to allies of the 45th President of the USA*, former White House officials, campaign workers and people involved in planning the rally in front of the White House were also affected.
The rally later degenerated into the storming of the US Capitol – Trump, among others, tried to downplay the situation.*
Background to the storming of the US Capitol after the 2020 presidential election
Barely two months after Trump's election defeat, his supporters stormed the seat of Congress in Washington on January 6, 2021, after the Republican delivered an inciting speech.
They wanted to prevent the confirmation of Democrat Joe Biden*'s victory.
The attack killed five people and injured dozens.
The attack on the heart of US democracy shook the country.
Trump claims to this day that he was deprived of victory by electoral fraud.
His camp has failed with dozens of lawsuits against the election results.
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