WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s eldest son Don Jr may be in the media spotlight over his notorious Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. “There doesn’t seem to be any ethical standard in the White House,” Democratic House minority leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted on Thursday. “Not only Donald Trump (Jr.), but Ivanka and Jared Kushner.”Omissions on security clearance formsWhile Donald Jr has no role in his father’s administration — he is helping run his corporate empire — Kushner is one of Trump’s closest advisors. And this week, the McClatchy newspaper group reported that congressional and Justice Department investigators were looking into whether the Trump campaign helped Russian cyber operatives bombard key voting districts with “fake news” about Clinton. Kushner is expected to discuss his Russian contacts at some point with the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is leading one of the several probes into Russian election interference.

Source: Manila Times July 14, 2017 03:11 UTC