House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York lashed out at critics of his meeting with Trump envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner, writing on X, “No one from the Trump cartel is getting a pass.” The New York Times reports the meeting was arranged by a mutual friend of Jeffries and Kushner and aimed at finding areas of “common ground” if Democrats regain control of one or both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections. News of the meeting prompted fresh calls for Hakeem Jeffries to step down from his leadership role as the top House Democrat. Tommy Vietor, a former aide to President Barack Obama, wrote, “Jared Kushner has no actual government job. He just uses his family connections to get money from gulf autocrats and fund corrupt deals. The only way Rep. Jeffries should work with him is with demands for documents and subpoenas.”