LEGAL/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER: “First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump and her husband and fellow White House adviser Jared Kushner were hit with a lawsuit Sunday [12-17-17] alleging illegal omissions on their public financial disclosure forms.
Washington lawyer Jeffrey Lovitky contends that Trump and Kushner failed to identify the assets owned by 30 investment funds the couple had stakes in. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington also claims the couple should have declared the value of and income they derived from two investment vehicles, but did not.
The suit notes that in a half dozen instances Kushner’s report indicates that more detailed information is not being provided because a ‘pre-existing confidentiality agreement’ precludes disclosure…
A White House spokesman said Monday that the lawsuit lacks merit and the disclosures meet all legal requirements…
Guidance from OGE does appear to permit more limited disclosures in some circumstances involving confidentiality commitments entered into prior to government service.”
-Josh Gerstein, “Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner are sued over financial disclosures,” Politico, Dec. 17, 2017 09:59pm