Democrats Express Shock Over Jeffries-Kushner Meeting
Source Summary
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, to discuss potential areas of collaboration, according to a New York Times report. The meeting drew criticism from prominent Democrats including Senator Chris van Hollen, former Obama aide Tommy Vietor, and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger. Democrats are favored to retake the House in November midterm elections, which would position Jeffries as speaker and enable aggressive oversight investigations of the Trump administration.
Why it matters
The meeting signals potential cooperation between Democratic leadership and the Trump administration ahead of elections where Democrats are positioned to gain investigative power over Trump's conduct and family business dealings.
