A pair of House Democrats wants the White House to release the results of an internal investigation into loans received by Jared Kushner's family real estate firm.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., sent a letter to White Counsel Don McGahn on Tuesday requesting he provide documents concerning the more than $500 million in loans made last year to Kushner Cos. from Citigroup and Apollo Global Management.
The loans were made around the time that Kushner met with executives from the two companies.
The White House denied there was any such probe.
"While the White House counsel's office does follow up with staff to assist with compliance with various ethics standards, it is not probing whether Jared Kushner violated the law," White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. "The White House indicated to (the Office of Government Ethics) that we are aware of news reports and would proceed as appropriate."
But Kushner's attorney said his client was cleared by the counsel at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told the New York Daily News that he confirmed "the White House counsel concluded there were no issues involving Jared."
Kushner stepped away from the family business after joining the White House as an adviser to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump.
The head of the government's ethics agency informed Krishnamoorthi last week about the White House inquiry into whether any ethics or criminal laws were broken in Kushner's dealings with the two companies.
David J. Apol, acting director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, told Krishnamoorthi that White House lawyers were probing whether the loans to Kushner Cos. may have spurred ethics or criminal violations.
In their letter Tuesday, Krishnamoorthi and Cummings raised concerns that White House lawyers had previously ignored requests for information about Kushner.
"Your silence is disturbing given the increasing number of allegations about Mr. Kushner using his role in the White House to benefit his family's company," the lawmakers wrote.
Kushner Cos. has previously defended its role in the two loans.
A spokeswoman for Kushner Cos. said Monday the firm had not received any correspondence from the White House.
Both Citigroup and Apollo Global Management have previously insisted their officials did nothing wrong in meeting with Kushner.
