House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, said Monday that if Democrats regain the House in November, they will hold President Donald Trump, his family and others accountable for alleged corruption and other violations if. File Photo by Daniel Heuer/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 25 (UPI) -- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to hold President Donald Trump and his "cartel" accountable as he responded to criticism over taking a meeting with Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
In a video posted to social media on Monday night, Rep. Jeffries, D-N.Y., acknowledged that the meeting took place, and said it was Kushner who had initiated it and that he took it to discuss "the affordability crisis that exists."
"I shouldn't have to say it, but I am: No one is going to get a pass. We're going to hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable," he said.
The private meeting between Jeffries and Kushner in New York City was widely reported on Sunday. The New York Times, the first to report on the meeting, said it had occurred in recent weeks, and that the pair discussed a wide range of topics.
