Jared Kushner Is Beefing Up His Legal Team
A new report by The New York Times reveals that Jared Kushner is gearing up for what may be a protracted legal battle.
Kushner is in the process of beefing up his legal team to include attorneys who have deep experience in political corruption cases.
The New York Times reports that Kushner’s team has “quietly contacted high-powered criminal lawyers about potentially representing him in the wide-ranging investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 election, according to three people briefed on the matter.”
The effort to bolster his legal team began last month after it was revealed that Kushner proposed creating a secret backchannel communications line with the Russians.
It has since been revealed that Special Counsel Mueller is investigation Kushner’s finances as part of his Russia probe. “Mr. Mueller’s investigators are examining Mr. Kushner’s contacts with Russian officials as part of a broader investigation into whether any Trump advisers colluded in Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election,” The New York Times notes.
Preparing for a trial
According to The New York Times report, Kushner is looking to add attorneys with deep courtroom experience in political corruption cases.
“Among the lawyers contacted, one person said, was Abbe D. Lowell, a prominent trial lawyer whose previous clients include Jack Abramoff, the powerful Republican lobbyist, in a corruption scandal that shook Washington in 2005. Mr. Lowell is currently defending Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, against federal corruption charges,” the report notes.
The moves to beef up his legal defense team by Kushner clearly indicate that he is preparing for what might be a lengthy legal battle.
You can read the full New York Times report here.
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