Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro.
\n\nDemocrats are preparing to investigate Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Washington DC's top federal prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, as they plan a series of congressional inquiries following their sweeping victories in Tuesday's midterm elections.
\n\nThe party, which has won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, has signalled that it intends to question Kushner over his role in the Iran war and examine Pirro's handling of the controversial renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
\n\nDemocrats have linked the proposed investigations to their broader focus on government corruption and the rising cost of living.
\n\nSpeaking about the party's priorities when the new Congress convenes, Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin said the two issues were closely connected.
\n\n"The Iran war has cost us billions and billions of dollars. The tariffs have cost us billions and billions of dollars. And all of them, I would argue, are rooted, if not entirely, then at least substantially, in corruption," Raskin said.
\n\nRaskin, a member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, made the remarks at George Washington University on Thursday, where he discussed the political fallout from the Republicans' midterm losses.
\n\nWhy Democrats Want…
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