21 July,2017 06:33 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Donald Trump's son, son-in-law and former campaign manager to appear before US Senate committees next week to answer questions regarding Russian collusion
Jared Kushner. PICS/AFP
President Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr, son-in-law Jared Kushner and former campaign manager Paul Manafort have been asked to appear before US Senate committees next week to answer questions about the campaign's alleged connections to Russia, officials said on Wednesday.
The three men are the closest associates of the president to be called to speak to lawmakers involved in probing Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. Trump has denied any collusion.
Donald Trump Jr.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday that it had called Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, and Manafort to testify on July 26 at a hearing. The president's son released emails earlier this month that showed him eagerly agreeing to meet last year with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The meeting was also attended by Manafort and Kushner, who is now a senior adviser at the White House. Kushner is scheduled to be interviewed by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday, July 24, behind closed doors.
