Judiciary committee issues a subpoena to Donald Trump’s former campaign manager after failing to reach an agreement for a voluntary transcribed interview

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The Senate judiciary committee has issued a subpoena to Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager, seeking his testimony at a public hearing on Wednesday.

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The Republican senator Chuck Grassley and the Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein said they were unable to reach an agreement with Manafort for a voluntary transcribed interview with the committee.

The two said that late Monday night they issued a subpoena to compel Manafort’s participation in Wednesday’s hearing.

The committee wanted Manafort to testify on enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Russia’s attempts to influence US elections.

A spokesman for Manafort said he met with staff of the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday. The committee is looking into any possible collusion between Russia and Trump associates.

Spokesman Jason Maloni said Manafort “answered their questions fully”.

Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and senior adviser, “did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians”. Trump also mocked the investigation, suggesting Congress might want to talk to his 11-year-old son next.

Kushner is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day of private meetings with congressional investigators investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election. He is slated to have a closed-door meeting with lawmakers on the House intelligence committee on Tuesday.

Kushner spoke privately on Monday with Senate intelligence committee investigators examining ties between Trump’s presidential campaign and the Russian government. US intelligence agencies say Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election to benefit Trump.

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Kushner is a quiet insider who generally avoids the spotlight. He is the first top Trump lieutenant to be quizzed by the congressional investigators investigating Russia’s interference in the election.

He later told reporters “I did not collude with Russia,” and that he didn’t know anyone in the campaign who did.

Trump also maintains there was no collusion with Russia.



In a tweet Tuesday, he again referred to the multiple Russia investigations as a “Witch Hunt”.

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