02 June, 2017
The article noted that Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka, is resented by some White House staff, who describe him as "Jared Island" in reference to the special status that allows him to wield power and take on a vague portfolio without the same consequences of failure as the rest of the staff.
When Spicer accused the media of propagating fake and false stories during Tuesday's briefing, he provided a single inaccurate tweet about a minor story as evidence then refused to offer more examples. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Peter WelchPeter WelchHouse Dems to WH: Revoke Kushner's security clearance Five roadblocks for Trump's T infrastructure plan Hopes of bipartisanship fade amid Comey chaos MORE (D-Vt.), who signed a similar letter with him in April.
The White House is in the midst of a communications shakeup, which began with the impending departure of White House Communications Director Mike Dubke.
At the same time, Trump is frustrated with what he views as his team's inability to push back against the drumbeat of new revelations. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said "I don't like it", when asked about Kushner's attempt to set up a secret communication channel. The person wasn't authorized to publicly discuss private policy deliberations and insisted on anonymity. While the White House has not denied the allegations, it has criticized the anonymous sourcing of the repot. "Everything at the White House runs on White House time".
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has come under increased scrutiny after reports surfaced last week claiming that he discussed setting up a secret communications channel with Russian officials late past year.
The disclosure of the back channel put the White House on the defensive.
As Jared Kushner comes under increasing scrutiny in the explosive Russian Federation probe of President Trump, a growing group of Democratic lawmakers want his security clearance revoked.
"It's both normal, in my opinion, and acceptable", he said on ABC's "This Week" program.
"I see it everyday when I read the papers and see how things are being reported".
Kushner's alleged communications with Russian Federation have gained the FBI's attention, according to a report in the Washington Post. However, officials who spoke with the Post said it was unknown what Kislyak would have gained by lying about his communications with Kushner.
Yet Kushner remains. And no communications strategy, however brilliant, has a chance of succeeding so long as Trump has access to his Twitter account.
Morell, who retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2013, said there's not enough information about the meeting to determine if the Trump Tower discussions were innocent or nefarious. He chafes at reports suggesting Trump is planning to shake up the communications team because he isn't satisfied with Spicer's performance.
President Donald Trump's former campaign manager says he'd be willing to join the White House staff if "the right role is there".
