Jared Kushner’s Path to Political Power
In the fall of 2017, he continued to face an ongoing federal investigation into his possible involvement in the Trump campaign’s potential coordination with Russian operatives to help sway the 2016 election. According to some reports, he had been one of those encouraging Trump to fire former FBI director James Comey, and his meetings, including those with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, came under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Only weeks later, it was announced that Kushner’s finances and business dealings were also being scrutinized as part of the investigation. He drew further criticism regarding his practices in the White House when it was revealed that he had used a private email account to correspond with other officials in the administration, information that he had not disclosed in his interview with the Senate intelligence committee. According to reports, he largely cooperated with the investigation, which ended with his referral to special prosecutors due to inconsistencies in his testimony.
