President Donald Trump’s son-in-law held a secret meeting with a high-ranking Democrat to discuss “common ground” as the White House grapples with the possibility of a future impeachment, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Jared Kushner met privately with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-NY) in New York City to discuss issues that included immigration and the high cost of living, five sources told the New York Times.
“Its timing underscored that those around Mr. Trump were well aware of the likelihood of a Democratic-led House, and trying to foster as much of a working relationship as possible before any change,” according to the report. “Mr. Jeffries is in line to be the speaker, were Democrats to win the majority.”
Publicly, Trump and Jeffries maintain a hostile relationship.
Trump has referred to Jeffries as a “low IQ” “thug,” the report noted. Jeffries routinely calls Trump a corrupt “crook.”
But Jeffries and Kushner reportedly have maintained a relationship after working together on a criminal justice bill in Trump’s first term, according to the report.
“Mr. Kushner suggested that Mr. Jeffries should meet with the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, two sources told the Times.
In a statement, Jeffries did not admit to the meeting but openly discussed his views on negotiating with the Republican Party.
“Throughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing that has failed the American people,” he said. “In every conversation that we have with the Trump administration, we will continue to make it explicitly clear that the affordability crisis is not a hoax, and nothing short of transformational policy change is acceptable.”
The Times noted Jeffries will face extreme pressure in 2027, should Democrats regain control of the House, to both keep the government funded and pursue a possible impeachment.
“Mr. Jeffries has remained noncommittal about any plans to pursue a third impeachment of the president, and has not discussed publicly what oversight could look like if his party were to win the majority,” the report noted.
But Jeffries told the Times last month, “We’ve not ruled anything in and not ruled anything out in terms of accountability.”
The report suggested Trump’s social media presence might make it more difficult for Kushner to negotiate a working relationship with a Jeffries led House, pointing to a Truth Social post made after a meeting with the House minority leader.
“Mr. Trump posted an A.I.-generated meme of a mustachioed Mr. Jeffries wearing a sombrero,” the report stated. “drawing an angry response from the House minority leader, who called the image racist and dared Mr. Trump to insult him next time ‘to my face.’”
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