{"id":2649436,"date":"2026-08-25T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-private-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:04:43","slug":"raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-private-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-private-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Raskin targets Kushner after Jeffries takes heat for private meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fraskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-private-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649436&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin has intensified an informal inquiry into Jared Kushner, focusing on Kushner&#8217;s roles as an informal foreign policy adviser to former President Trump adn as head of a private equity firm with foreign government clients. Raskin sent Kushner a letter requesting documents related to thes roles, highlighting concerns about conflicts of interest due to foreign investments. Despite these efforts, Kushner is not required to cooperate, and the investigation lacks subpoena power. <\/p>\n<p>The renewed scrutiny coincides with House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries\u2019s meeting with Kushner to discuss potential cooperation with Trump if Democrats win the House in November, sparking backlash from progressives. Critics viewed the meeting as a misstep, given Jeffries\u2019s public stance against Trump and his associates. Jeffries defended the meeting as a discussion on the affordability crisis,emphasizing that no one was exempt from accountability. The situation underscores the conflicting pressures faced by Democrats: investigating Trump\u2019s allies while considering future collaboration if thay gain control of the House. Jeffries\u2019s brother publicly dismissed the criticism, calling it exaggerated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamie-raskin\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7639\">Jamie Raskin<\/a> (D-MD) is escalating an informal inquiry into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-kushner\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"126\">Jared Kushner<\/a> just days after House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) privately met with President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law, putting Democrats\u2019 conflicting approaches to Trump\u2019s inner circle on display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raskin sent Kushner a letter Tuesday renewing a demand for documents related to Kushner\u2019s dual roles as an informal foreign policy adviser to Trump and the head of a private equity firm that does business with foreign governments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4699925\/raskin-targets-kushner-after-jeffries-takes-heat-for-meeting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Raskin targets Kushner after Jeffries takes heat for meeting with Trump son-in-law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4699750\/fetterman-popularity-among-gop-democrats-plummets-pennsylvania-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman more popular than McCormick among Pennsylvania Republicans: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4699468\/majority-pennsylvania-voters-reject-trump-policies\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Majority of Pennsylvania voters reject Trump and his policies, according to new poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The renewed scrutiny comes as Jeffries faces backlash from progressives over his meeting with Kushner, where the Democratic leader discussed potential areas of cooperation with Trump should Democrats win control of the House this November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the standpoint of the American people, your decision to act simultaneously in these two roles \u2014 one public for the government and one private for personal profit \u2014 has created a glaring and incurable conflict of interest, particularly when 97% of the funds you have assembled for your investment firm are drawn directly from foreign government sovereign funds, related commercial entities, and foreign nationals,\u201d Raskin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/ranking-member-raskin-slams-jared-kushner-s-failure-to-respond-to-congress-and-expands-probe-into-suspicious-120-million-albanian-land-purchase\">wrote<\/a> in the letter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raskin noted that a prior attempt to get documents from Kushner was ignored. Kushner is not required to cooperate with the informal investigation, however. Raskin and Judiciary Committee Democrats are in the minority and do not have subpoena power to compel Kushner to cooperate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing nevertheless puts Raskin\u2019s aggressive posture toward Kushner alongside Jeffries\u2019s effort to open a channel of communication with him, exposing the competing pressures Democrats face as they simultaneously promise investigations of Trump and prepare for the possibility that they will have to govern alongside him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressives, in particular, hammered Jeffries for meeting with Kushner while publicly pledging that Democrats will hold Trump and his allies accountable if they retake the House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it was an unforced error by Jeffries to meet with someone who embodies the Trump world\u2019s nepotism and corruption, especially at the same time he\u2019s rolling out his \u2018anti-crooks\u2019 accountability campaign,\u201d a Democratic campaign operative told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt reads as weak at a time when Democrats need to be projecting strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries addressed the blowback Monday evening, saying the meeting was to discuss the affordability crisis, but added that \u201cno one is getting a pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4698247\/hakeem-jeffries-jared-kushner-common-ground\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4698247\/hakeem-jeffries-jared-kushner-common-ground\/\">AFTER JEFFRIES-KUSHNER MEETING, HERE\u2019S WHERE TRUMP COULD WORK WITH DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Jeffries\u2019s brother lashed out at the criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBasically, y\u2019all need to go on with your bulls***,\u201d Hasan Kwame Jeffries <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/profjeffries\/status\/2092075940096434605?s=42\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cAin\u2019t nobody bending the knee or letting anyone skate. But their tempest in teacup makes one really wonder about people\u2019s assumptions and motivations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raskin probes Kushner amid Jeffries&#8217; Trump meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2649437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ca80po32x-1787685590392-e1787685873595.jpg?1787671464&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50470,4492,5894],"class_list":["post-2649436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-jeffries-2","tag-kushner","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ca80po32x-1787685590392-e1787685873595.jpg?1787671464&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649439,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649436\/revisions\/2649439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}