President Biden’s White House will not assert executive privilege over any aspects of testimony from former President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, a spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield reiterated Biden’s belief that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol represented a unique threat to democracy and that “the constitutional protection of executive privilege should not be used to shield from Congress or the public information about an attack on the Constitution itself.”
“The White House has decided not to assert executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump,” Bedingfield said.
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Kushner, who served in a senior role in his father-in-law’s administration, is expected to sit for a voluntary interview with the committee this week. Ivanka Trump, the former president’s daughter, who also served as White House adviser, has reportedly been in talks with the panel for a possible voluntary interview.
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Biden White House won't assert executive privilege over Kushner testimony https://t.co/mPVI0xTFeQ pic.twitter.com/93E63RKQfb
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2022
.@WHCommsDir: "Jan. 6 was one of the darkest days in our country's history and we must have a full accounting of what happened […] The White House has decided not to assert executive privilege over the testimony of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump." https://t.co/NWtItVewMP pic.twitter.com/3AYvsYRo62
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2022
#BREAKING: Jared Kushner expected to sit for interview with Jan. 6 panel this week: reports https://t.co/JT2ySwCI7V pic.twitter.com/flf45Cl9c2
— The Hill (@thehill) March 29, 2022
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