The only valid reason for such a meeting, said one critic, would be for the House Minority Leader to tell the president's son-in-law that he’ll be subpoenaed by "for a corruption investigation on day one of Democratic control of the House."

Jared Kushner continues to serve as an outside adviser to the president.

If Democrats were to retake control of the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) would be the first in line to become speaker.