Trump's sons Don Jr and Eric, Jared Kushner among individuals targeted by House panel in investigation into alleged obstruction of justice and other abuses by the president and others
WASHINGTON - A U.S. congressional panel issued document requests on Monday to 81 people, government agencies and other groups as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice or abuse of power by President Donald Trump.
Among them were the president’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, White House aide and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former White House counsel Don McGahn. Among the committee’s aims is determining whether Trump obstructed justice by ousting perceived enemies at the Justice Department, such as former FBI Director James Comey, and abused his presidential power by possibly offering pardons or tampering with witnesses.
The White House has received the committee’s letter and will “respond at the appropriate time,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said the department is evaluating the request. “We will act quickly to gather this information, assess the evidence, and follow the facts where they lead with full transparency with the American people,” Nadler said.
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