Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is reportedly miserable at the White House as reports indicate he spoke with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak about establishing a backchannel line of communication between Donald Trump and the Kremlin.
“He’s still trying to tell people it will improve but he seems like he was trying to convince himself,” a source told Politico.
“It’s clear that Jared Kushner will be under intense scrutiny at a time when his father-in-law has named him everything but Chief Cook and Bottle Washer,” Democratic strategist David Axelrod told Politico. “It’s bad for the prospects of calm at the White House.”
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“If Republicans will not join in demanding this of the White House,
Democrats would be more than justified in grinding the Senate to a halt and opposing any new Trump nominees,” he added.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/jared-kushner-unhappy-and-miserable-as-russia-scandal-threatens-white-house-role-report/Bolded bit - they're gonna do that anyway. What's with the figleaf - is Dem obstructionism not focus testing well or something?
