Kushner Failed To Disclose Meetings With Russians On Security Clearance Forms
Donald Trump’s son-in-law omitted dozens of meetings with foreign officials in top-secret security clearance application forms.
In order to get top-secret security clearance, Jared Kushner was required to disclose all meetings with foreign governments over the past seven years. But according to the New York Times, Kushner failed to disclose meetings with the Russian Ambassador and the head of a controversial Russian state-owned bank.
The New York Times report notes that “Kushner did not mention dozens of contacts with foreign leaders or officials in recent months. They include a December meeting with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, and one with the head of a Russian state-owned bank, Vnesheconombank, arranged at Mr. Kislyak’s behest.”
Kushner’s failure to disclose these meetings raise questions as the FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees are investigation collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, which Kushner was a key part.
The Senate committee has already announced that they plan to question Jared Kushner.
Failure to properly disclose such meetings could result in serious consequences for Kushner, as the New York Times notes:
“This is not just bureaucratic paperwork. The form warns that “withholding, misrepresenting, or falsifying information” could result in loss of access to classified information, denial of eligibility for a sensitive job and even prosecution; knowingly falsifying or concealing material facts is a federal felony that may result in fines or up to five years imprisonment.”
