By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Senate Intelligence Committee will privately question senior White House Jared Kushner on Monday as congressional investigators examine claims that President Trump’s campaign team colluded with Russia to influence the presidential election.
Kushner, the son-in-law of Trump, also is scheduled to meet behind closed doors for questioning by the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
The committees also are planning to question Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after negotiating with the men’s attorneys information and a date.
Some lawyers question the wisdom of answering questions that can be used in a future criminal case.
“It’s a very difficult tightrope to walk,’’ said Justin Dillon, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice. “He has to balance the political fallout from taking the Fifth Amendment with the potential criminal fallout of talking.’’
