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​US Rep. Lieu questions if Kushner is 'hiding' facts about financing of 666 5th Avenue

( December 14, 2017, 21:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Representative Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, expressed concern that Jared Kushner, special adviser to President Donald J. Trump, had not responded to a letter from 13 Democratic members of Congress asking if he had discussed financing of a building at 666 5th Avenue in New York City with foreign nationals or entities after Trump's presidential election. "These are straighforward questions but we still haven't received an answer," Lieu said. "What is Mr. Kushner hiding?" Lieu and his collegues told Kushner in a Dec. 6 letter they were concerned that Kushner might be "leveraging" his position in the White House to seek financial assistance for the property, which is owned in part by his family and which is heavily in debt.Statement follows in full:...

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