Lawmakers requested a special-counsel review of Kushner's foreign contacts
Reporting and findings
- alleged
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Jamie Raskin asked the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Jared Kushner acted as an unregistered foreign agent while managing foreign-state capital through Affinity Partners; their request alleged potential FARA issues but did not establish a violation.
- U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Wyden, Raskin Call for Department of Justice to Appoint a Special Counsel to Investigate Jared Kushner for Acting as an Unregistered Foreign AgentSpecial-counsel request, cited foreign contacts, and stated potential FARA theory
Summary and current status
The request is a formal allegation and investigation demand, not a finding that Kushner violated FARA.
Special-counsel request made; no adjudication established by reviewed sources
People and organizations
- Donald J. Trumpfather-in-law who appointed Jared Kushner as a White House senior adviser
- Affinity Partnersforeign-funded private investment firm named in referral
- Jared Kushnerson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founderJared Kushner