January 6 committee member says Jared Kushner’s testimony was a 'useful exchange'
On CNN Tonight Thursday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), who sits on the January 6 Committee investigating the attack on the Capitol in 2021, spoke about Jared Kushner’s lengthy testimony earlier in the day. Lofgren said that Kushner, who is former President Trump’s son-in-law and also served as an adviser, responded with what he could remember to any questions, and called his testimony useful.
“You can imagine, the interview went on all day long, which it did, that there was — it was a useful exchange,” Lofgren said. “And we appreciate that Mr. Kushner came in voluntarily and spent this time answering questions. It’s important.”
Lofgren also spoke about the efforts to get Kushner’s wife, Ivanka Trump, who also served as an adviser to the former president, to testify.
“We’re still engaging with her counsel, and we do hope that she will come in and talk to the committee. It just depends on — you know, there is a lengthy process going through the events leading up to January 6th.”
Video Transcript
[AUDIO LOGO] ZOE LOFGREN: You can imagine if the interview went on all day long, which it did, that there was-- it was a useful exchange, and we appreciate that Mr Kushner came in voluntarily and spent this time answering questions. KYLIE MAR: Zoe Lofgren, who sits on the January 6 committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, appeared on "CNN Tonight" Thursday, where she spoke about former President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner's, lengthy interview with the committee earlier in the day, though she could not provide details. Lofgren also spoke about the former president's daughter and Kushner's wife, Ivanka, who the committee has been in talks with for months in an effort to get her testimony. ZOE LOFGREN: We're still engaging with her counsel, and we do hope that she will come in and talk to the committee. It just depends on-- you know, there is a lengthy process going through the events leading up to January 6. Obviously, we're interested. KYLIE MAR: The Biden Administration has denied executive privilege for both Kushner and Ivanka Trump, both of whom worked as advisors to the former President. But as Lofgren stated, simply testifying is not an admission of guilt. ZOE LOFGREN: There were steps leading up to it, and we need to uncover all of those steps. And not every person who talks to us was part of the plot, but people heard things, people saw things.
