On Capitol Hill, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee today in a closed-door session about Trump’s ties to Russia. Ahead of today’s testimony, Kushner released an 11-page statement saying he had four separate meetings with Russians during the 2016 campaign and transition period: two meetings with the Russian ambassador, one with the head of a Russian state-owned bank and one with the Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
On Friday, Kushner separately released new information about as many as 70 investments and assets that he failed to disclose in previous filings. His wife, Trump’s daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump, also disclosed that she received up to $5 million from a trust that holds her Ivanka-branded clothing and fashion label, even as she joined the White House and promised to distance herself from her fashion label.
All this comes as President Trump said Saturday he has the “complete power” to issue pardons, including for himself or his family members.