Kushner used private email account for White House business - Politico

[webfact]

Kushner used private email account for White House business - Politico

 

FILE PHOTO - Senior advisor Jared Kushner waits for a joint news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, has used a private email account alongside his official White House account to exchange messages with other administration officials, Politico reported on Sunday.

 

Politico said the emails included correspondence about media coverage, event planning and other subjects. Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said Kushner complied with government record-keeping rules by forwarding all the emails to his official account.

 

During Trump's 2016 election campaign, the Republican derided Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server for official correspondence when she was secretary of state under President Barack Obama.

 

Some of those messages were later determined to contain classified information.

 

Trump often led crowds in chants of "Lock her up!" during the campaign and vowed in October she would "be in jail" over the matter if he became president. He has since said he would not pursue prosecution.

 

Politico said other senior Trump aides had also used private email accounts, including former chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief strategist Steve Bannon and economic adviser Gary Cohn.

 

"Mr. Kushner uses his White House email address to conduct White House business," Lowell said in a statement provided to Politico, as well as other media organizations including Reuters.

 

"Fewer than a hundred emails from January through August were either sent to or returned by Mr. Kushner to colleagues in the White House from his personal email account," the lawyer said.

 

"These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal, rather than his White House, address," the statement added.

 

Many White House officials use personal phones to communicate by text message with reporters and others.

 

(Reporting by Phil Stewart and Jeff Mason; Editing by Grant McCool and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-09-25

[Samui Bodoh]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trump often led crowds in chants of "Lock her up!" during the campaign and vowed in October she would "be in jail" over the matter if he became president.

 

And is he going to 'lock up' his son-in-law? 

 

Staggering hypocrisy. Over and over again.

 

I have said it before and (unfortunately) need to say it again;

 

Donald Trump is an ever-expanding cloud of toxic waste that defiles everything it touches.

 

[Scott]

Oh, God, I thought we were through with email stuff.   I think I have a headache

[darksidedog]

Given the drama we went through with Hilary you would have thought those in the White House would have had the common sense to totally avoid private email usage. Well they would if that had any brains.

 

[boomerangutang]

How does Kushner stay under the radar so much?  It's like if Trump had a giant festering puss-swollen injury on his butt, but he acts like there's nothing there.  

[tonray]

That effeminate little rich kid....just like daddy...a conniving little snit.

[Credo]

Lock him up!!   Make some prisoner very happy.   

[FreddieRoyle]

Mr Kushner should be OK, after all the democrat/msm support for Hillary after her email scandal - which let's face it was a million times worse and involved black lies and the wholesale destruction of evidence - it would be somewhat farcical for them to start hounding poor Jared for doing the same albeit a very minor version of the offense. Good for the goose, is good for the gander, and a brutal reminder how supporting your hero's law breaking can have unfortunate consequences. One law for all is probably a better idea, no?

[PatOngo]

Will Daddy in Law call him "Crooked Jared"?

[johnnyonesock]

Kushner used private email account for White House business

 

of course he did as he needs to receive his orders from his handlers in far away places

[meinphuket]

Hahahahaha....stick it to the bum now !!!!!!

[atyclb]

if true and sent-received classified emails he must be prosecuted.  prosecute him AND hillary and send them both to prison

[Kieran00001]

7 hours ago, FreddieRoyle said:

Mr Kushner should be OK, after all the democrat/msm support for Hillary after her email scandal - which let's face it was a million times worse and involved black lies and the wholesale destruction of evidence - it would be somewhat farcical for them to start hounding poor Jared for doing the same albeit a very minor version of the offense. Good for the goose, is good for the gander, and a brutal reminder how supporting your hero's law breaking can have unfortunate consequences. One law for all is probably a better idea, no?

 

I think you will find that this really just serves as yet another way we can laugh at the hypocritical nepotist president, but sure, one law for all, so lets have the FBI investigate him and the attorney general decide whether or not to press charges based on the severity of this security breach.

[iReason]

9 hours ago, FreddieRoyle said:

Mr Kushner should be OK, after all the democrat/msm support for Hillary after her email scandal - which let's face it was a million times worse and involved black lies and the wholesale destruction of evidence - it would be somewhat farcical for them to start hounding poor Jared for doing the same albeit a very minor version of the offense. Good for the goose, is good for the gander, and a brutal reminder how supporting your hero's law breaking can have unfortunate consequences. One law for all is probably a better idea, no?

That didn't take long.

Only 7 posts in and here comes the hackneyed; But, but, but Hillary...

SAD.

[iReason]

And lest we forget:

 

Jared Kushner 'wanted secret channel with Kremlin' and 'had undisclosed contacts' during Trump campaign

"Jared Kushner, the senior adviser to the president and the his son-in-law, reportedly discussed with the Russian ambassador the possibility of creating a secret communication channel between Donald Trump's transition team and the Kremlin."

 

"The move, which was apparently intended to make the confidential talks more difficult to monitor, was reportedly discussed during a meeting on December 1 or 2 at Trump Tower."

 

"Mr Kislyak told his superiors in Moscow that Mr Kushner proposed using Russian diplomatic facilities for their discussions, the Washington Post reported, citing US officials briefed on intelligence reports."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/27/jared-kushner-wanted-secret-channel-kremlinrussian-ambassador/

Edited September 25, 2017 by iReason

[funandsuninbangkok]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Kushner used private email account for White House business - Politico

 

FILE PHOTO - Senior advisor Jared Kushner waits for a joint news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, has used a private email account alongside his official White House account to exchange messages with other administration officials, Politico reported on Sunday.

 

Politico said the emails included correspondence about media coverage, event planning and other subjects. Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said Kushner complied with government record-keeping rules by forwarding all the emails to his official account.

 

During Trump's 2016 election campaign, the Republican derided Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server for official correspondence when she was secretary of state under President Barack Obama.

 

Some of those messages were later determined to contain classified information.

 

Trump often led crowds in chants of "Lock her up!" during the campaign and vowed in October she would "be in jail" over the matter if he became president. He has since said he would not pursue prosecution.

 

Politico said other senior Trump aides had also used private email accounts, including former chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief strategist Steve Bannon and economic adviser Gary Cohn.

 

"Mr. Kushner uses his White House email address to conduct White House business," Lowell said in a statement provided to Politico, as well as other media organizations including Reuters.

 

"Fewer than a hundred emails from January through August were either sent to or returned by Mr. Kushner to colleagues in the White House from his personal email account," the lawyer said.

 

"These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an email to his personal, rather than his White House, address," the statement added.

 

Many White House officials use personal phones to communicate by text message with reporters and others.

 

(Reporting by Phil Stewart and Jeff Mason; Editing by Grant McCool and Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-09-25

Should be shot   -  on TV

[joecoolfrog]

I cant understand why the President hasn't mouthed off about this on Twtter , he is generally very hot on security matters.

One might almost conclude that he is selective with his criticism ☺

[craigt3365]

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/25/politics/white-house-congress-russia-investigation/index.html

 

Quote

 

White House stonewalls Capitol Hill over records in Russia probe

Tension is rising between congressional investigators probing Russia meddling and the Trump administration, as the White House and Justice Department withhold a number of records sought by Capitol Hill at a critical time in the investigations.

 

Operating on parallel tracks from special counsel Robert Mueller, the three congressional committees probing Russia's election meddling have asked for scores of documents related to everything from Jared Kushner's security clearance to records surrounding President Donald Trump's discussions with James Comey before he was fired as FBI director.

 

 

[Silurian]

Lock her up?

 

Ivanka Trump used personal email with government employees

http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/ivanka-trump-used-personal-email-with-government-employees-report/

 

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Silurian said:

Lock her up?

 

Ivanka Trump used personal email with government employees

http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/ivanka-trump-used-personal-email-with-government-employees-report/

 

Judging from the linked article, nothing there.

[Credo]

It looks like a whole lot of them were using private email:

 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/least-6-white-house-advisers-012004867.html

[KBsinter]

But, Hilary lead the way,..................lol

[iReason]

Use of personal devices widespread in Trump's West Wing

"A number of top aides, including Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, and Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, have also maintained private email accounts from which they have occasionally corresponded with other White House officials and Cabinet members."

 

"Ivanka Trump’s account was set up with her husband, Jared Kushner, last December on a family email account, according to public records, while Cohn created a private account in December before joining the White House."

 

"Former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Priebus have also used personal email accounts to occasionally email about government matters, according to people familiar with their correspondence."

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/25/trump-white-house-email-personal-243129

 

A whole nest of dolts.

 

Strange, the acolytes have been silent on this one...  

[Joedoebarinio]

On 25/09/2017 at 1:50 AM, darksidedog said:

Given the drama we went through with Hilary you would have thought those in the White House would have had the common sense to totally avoid private email usage. Well they would if that had any brains.

 

 

It just proves one thing: they are all thick.

Edited September 27, 2017 by Joedoebarinio
Miss spelling.

[Johpa]

On 9/24/2017 at 5:52 PM, boomerangutang said:

How does Kushner stay under the radar so much?  It's like if Trump had a giant festering puss-swollen injury on his butt, but he acts like there's nothing there.  

 

It is rather easy to stay under the radar once Jared and his wife accepted the fact that they are, and always have been, irrelevant. Oh sure, there was a time early in the Trump era where even otherwise educated people were hoping that Jared and Ivanka somehow represented rational voices of influence in the White House and that they had something meaningful to contribute. But eventually the truth could no longer be hidden that Jared was nothing more than an inheritance slumlord and that Ivanka was indeed the stereotype of a vacuous blonde. Best that Jared stay under the radar and go back to being a slumlord and money launderer. Jared is not the sharpest tool in the shed and Ivanka is not the brightest crayon in the box.  Although once Jared gets sent up to the big house, he might have the achiest hiney around.

[selftaopath]

On 9/25/2017 at 7:00 AM, Samui Bodoh said:

 

And is he going to 'lock up' his son-in-law? 

 

Staggering hypocrisy. Over and over again.

 

I have said it before and (unfortunately) need to say it again;

 

Donald Trump is an ever-expanding cloud of toxic waste that defiles everything it touches.

 

Oh how I agree with you. Thanks.

 

BTW 45's daughter also used her private email account to do WH business. So let's "lock her up" too. What a despicable family/ regime. Hope they relocate to Russia .... and soon.

[selftaopath]

On 9/25/2017 at 7:50 AM, darksidedog said:

Given the drama we went through with Hilary you would have thought those in the White House would have had the common sense to totally avoid private email usage. Well they would if that had any brains.

 

Or it could be their mentality is: rule of law doesn't apply to them. They are above the law. 45 is edging his way to dictatorship.

[JLCrab]

I don't worry much about the details just (as of today) --

1210 days until inauguration day 2021.

[selftaopath]

On 9/25/2017 at 8:01 AM, tonray said:

That effeminate little rich kid....just like daddy...a conniving little snit.

The WP had an article that J.K. is registered "female" in N.Y. voter registration. Humnnnnn. Oh and:

[selftaopath]

On 9/26/2017 at 12:55 PM, KBsinter said:

But, Hilary lead the way,..................lol

Will I make a lot of money if I patent the term: But Hillary.  ? :-)