1/5 The Senate Intelligence Committee made a criminal referral of Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, Jared Kushner, Erik Prince, & Sam Clovis to federal prosecutors.
The committee detailed its concerns in a letter to the Washington D.C. U.S. attorney's office in June 2019.
The committee detailed its concerns in a letter to the Washington D.C. U.S. attorney's office in June 2019.
2/5 The GOP & Dem Senate Intelligence Committee chairmen notified federal prosecutors last year of their suspicion that several individuals, including Trumpâs family members & confidants, lied in the panelâs investigation of Russian interference in 2016. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/senate-made-criminal-referral-trump-jr-bannon-kushner-two-others-n1237155
3/5 Senate Intel leaders told DOJ they believed Bannon, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner may have misled panel https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/16/politics/trump-family-members-russia-testimony/index.html
4/5 The committee reserved its harshest allegations for Trumpâs former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, former campaign co-chair Sam Clovis, & private security contractor Erik Prince, saying it had reason to believe all 3 lied to congressional investigators â a potential felony.
5/5 Trump Jr., Kushner, Hope Hicks, & Paul Manafort all either took part in or were involved in strategizing how to spin the June 2016 meeting at Manhattanâs Trump Tower with Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer promising damaging info on Clinton. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/senate-intelligence-committee-donald-trump-jr-jared-kushner-stephen-bannon-erik-prince/2020/08/15/a7905a84-def5-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html