Leading Democrats request special counsel to investigate Jared Kushner with less than 2 weeks until Election Day

With less than two weeks until Election Day, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is calling on the U.S. attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-MD., who is likely to take over as chairman of the Oversight Committee if Democrats win the House in November, accused Kushner of possibly violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) with his finance work after leaving the presidency. White House.

Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, served as a senior advisor in the White House during former President Trump’s first administration.

Hedge fund Affinity Partners has been a consistent target for Democrats since its inception in 2021; The attacks continued even as the former president ran for a second term.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin (R) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden are calling for a special counsel to investigate Jared Kushner, center. (Getty Images)

Kushner and his allies have vehemently denied accusations of impropriety. Also Democrats we were investigating Kushner’s circle has argued that this and calls for special counsel are politically motivated, given that close elections in 2021 are less than two weeks away.

“Recent public reporting and the Senate investigation have uncovered significant evidence that Mr. Kushner acted as an unregistered foreign agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Raskin said in a letter written by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

“As he has admitted, Mr. Kushner has been actively advising former President Trump’s campaign and has received at least $80 million from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments since June 2021.”

They also accused Kushner of undermining the United States by “secretly advising the Saudi government.”

Lawmakers pointed to a Reuters report earlier this month that accused Kushner of repeatedly discussing U.S.-Saudi relations involving Israel with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since he left the White House.

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The request came less than two weeks before Election Day. (AP/Alex Brandon/Mike Stewart)

Democrats also seized a $2 billion investment in Affinity Partners by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund following the end of the Trump administration.

“The size of these undisclosed foreign payments to Mr. Kushner, combined with the national security implications of his apparent ongoing efforts to sell political influence to the highest foreign bidder, is unprecedented and demands action from the Department of Justice,” Raskin and Wyden wrote. wrote.

Kushner and his allies have denied any conflict of interest with Fox News Digital.

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Kushner said, “There is no conflict of interest. Every decision Trump made during his four-year term was made with America’s best interest in mind. He will do the same when he is re-elected.”

“Senator Wyden and Representative Raskin are fortunate to serve this country, and they should focus on the opportunity to positively impact people’s lives, not foolish political stunts. This letter falls below the level of seriousness that both chambers deserve.”

A spokesman for the former White House counsel said: “This is a desperate attempt by partisan Democrats to manufacture an issue that did not exist 12 days before the election. Jared runs an SEC-registered fund that complies with all laws and regulations.”

Meanwhile, Affinity Partners Chief Legal Officer Chad Mizelle stated that the request was made less than two weeks before Election Day.

“Requesting that the DOJ appoint a special counsel to investigate the president’s family without any evidence 12 days before the election should be seen for what it is — a shameful attempt by Wyden and Raskin to turn the Justice Department into a purely political operation days before the election. ” in question.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate GOP Conference, responded to Wyden and Raskin’s accusations about .. about.”

Trump winning the White House and his party’s failure to retain it could signal political turmoil in Washington in the coming months.

Multiple Democrats signal was given in advance But he told Fox News Digital that they would launch an investigation into Kushner if they win the House majority, regardless of whether Trump becomes president or not.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.