Targeting Kushner was logical. He was soon to become a federal employee. His portfolio included tax, banking policy, the military, and international affairs. In a protean White House—where anyone could be fired—Kushner’s status as the president’s son-in-law made him unfireable. During his meetings with Russians, Kushner said nothing about Moscow’s attack on U.S. democracy. Afterward, he kept quiet about the encounter. So did the Trump administration. In his security clearance form Kushner didn’t mention Gorkov or Kislyak. (Kushner said this was an administrative mistake, made by an underling,
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