Kushner Left Out Meetings With Russian Officials From Security Clearance Docs

Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, listens during a county sheriff listening session with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tues... Jared Kushner, senior White House adviser, listens during a county sheriff listening session with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. The Trump administration will return to court Tuesday to argue it has broad authority over national security and to demand reinstatement of a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries that stranded refugees, triggered protests and handed the young government its first crucial test. Credit: Andrew Harrer / Pool via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE- Photo by: Andrew Harrer/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, failed to note two meetings with Russian officials, as well as other conversations with foreign officials, on his application for a security clearance, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

The federal government requires those applying for a security clearance to list all contacts with foreign officials over the past seven years. As has been previously reported, Kushner met with Sergey N. Gorkov, the chief of a Russian state-owned bank, Vnesheconombank, in December. He also met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Trump Tower that same month.

Jamie Gorelick, Kushner’s lawyer, told the New York Times that the omissions were an error. She said that the day after the forms were turned in, the FBI was informed that Kushner would provide additional information.

“During the presidential campaign and transition period, I served as a point-of-contact for foreign officials trying to reach the president-elect. I had numerous contacts with foreign officials in this capacity,” Kushner said in a statement to the FBI, according to Gorelick. “I would be happy to provide additional information about these contacts.”

Kushner did not list any names in the statement, per the New York Times.

Kushner has an interim security clearance right now, aides to Kushner told the New York Times.

Notable Replies

  1. Trump: Govt agencies do not need to know all of the irrelevant material. Besides, Ivanka runs the Dept of Security Clearance. She approved.

  2. Mindless, more of the same.

  3. Hmm… who decides about the status of his security clearance now?
    Couldn’t the omission be a rather serious federal crime, in fact?

  4. So Jared, my I call you Jerry, it’s now April where is your homework?

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    But…but…how am I supposed to know they’re foreigners when they paid me in American dollars??

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