The fire in the underbrush is getting closer to Donald Trump and seems to be burning brighter as well.
California Congressman Ted Lieu of Torrance, California, has advised Donald Trump’s son-in-law that he’d better “lawyer up.” Lieu claims Kushner, 36, lied and committed a crime regarding contact with foreign governments. “Kushner committed a felony by not disclosing two meetings with high profile Russians during his security clearance hearings,” Lieu told MSNBC’s AM Joy.
The stakes are high for the White House as the Trump administration struggles to reboot following a near-unanimous disastrous first hundred days. Trump wants to get his 2018 agenda before a Republican-controlled Congress. If Democrats reclaim all or part of Congress, most observers bank on a full-blown investigation into the Trump White House which would include the Russian scandal.
Also on deck for a Democratic-led investigation would be Trump’s conflicts of interest and the family’s conflicts of interest (hello, Ivanka, and any crimes committed by his aides).
Leiu also called for Kushner’s security clearance to be suspended, a sign that the Russian scandal is pushing the Trump family further into the toilet.
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Lonelan on April 28th, 2017 at 17:41 UTC »
Experts say next meeting between the two will include steps on "deleting Facebook" and planning a 3rd meeting for discussing gym memberships
WhyNotANewAccount on April 28th, 2017 at 16:45 UTC »
Telling someone in the Trump clan to "Lawyer up" is the same thing as telling a judge "I'll see you in court."
These people have an army of lawyers.
lamentedly on April 28th, 2017 at 16:09 UTC »
Worth noting that it's Ted Lieu saying this. He might be right or he might be wrong, but this is just one of those kind of things that Lieu generally says. A quick glance at his district lets you know he can say these things without fear of any backlash. He could probably go a lot farther, really.