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Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr to testify in front of
Senate over Russia meeting
Senate to scrutinise meeting between Trump campaign and
Russian lawyer who promised incriminating information about Hillary Clinton
Harry Cockburn New York 2 hours ago5 comments
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr and former Trump campaign
manager Paul Manafort are to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee
in relation to a meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised to provide
incriminating information about Hillary Clinton.
The meeting has come under intense scrutiny as part of
investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 US election and possible
collusion on the part of the Trump campaign.
Mr Trump Jr and Mr Manafort are to appear in front of the
committee on July 26, but Mr Kushner is due to appear on July 24 in a closed
session.
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Mr Kushner’s lawyer Abbe Lowell said his client is
voluntarily cooperating with the congressional probes into the now notorious
meeting.
In addition, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who
organised the meeting with Mr Trump Jr, has also said she would be happy to
testify.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic member of the
Judiciary Committee, said the hearing would enable the panel to begin to get
testimony under oath.
“There has been an enormous amount that has been said
publicly but it's not under oath, which means that people are free to omit
matters or lie with relative impunity,” Mr Whitehouse told CNN.
California Representative Adam Schiff says the committee
will be asking asking those who attended the meeting for “testimony and
documents.”
He said he wants to hear from everyone in the meeting,
including Ms Veselnitskaya. She earlier told Kremlin-funded RT television
outlet that she is ready to testify before the Senate.
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