Committee member urges Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff to testify about foreign negotiations
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A committee member pressed Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff to appear before Congress to explain their roles in talks with Russia, Venezuela and Iran, saying the public deserves transparency about how taxpayer dollars are used and warning of subpoenas if the administration resists.
A committee member said on Thursday that private advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff "are doing all the negotiations" with countries including Russia, Venezuela and Iran and should come to Congress to explain their roles.
"So they should come to Congress and tell us what's going on," the Committee member said, framing the request as a transparency issue. The member added that the matter concerns "how we're spending their taxpayer dollars" and that the American people deserve that information.
The member invoked a sworn duty to pursue oversight and said that, if returned to the committee chairmanship, they would press for a public hearing. The member said the administration would either appear "in a public hearing or they will be subpoenaed," and reiterated a commitment that "we're going to have an open hearing, and the American people will get transparency."
The speaker also predicted that allies of the administration would seek to delay action by tabling the issue during the current session. No formal motion or vote was recorded in the transcript provided.
The remarks focused on oversight and transparency; the transcript does not include responses from Kushner, Whitkoff or administration officials, nor does it specify the exact negotiations being referenced beyond the countries named by the committee member. The committee member indicated intent to use committee authority to compel testimony if necessary.
