Jared Kushner told Fox News that it had been “an honor” to work in Trump White House.
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Jared Kushner said Trump governed in a “peculiar” way while weighing in on the Mar-a-Lago raid.
He said his father-in-law probably did what he thought was “appropriate” with classified documents.
Kushner also dodged a question on whether he would want to work for Trump again.
Jared Kushner this week weighed in on the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid and defended his father-in-law’s handling of classified information.
Kushner, who served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump, was asked on Fox News on Wednesday if he thought Trump had made a mistake by bringing sensitive documents from the White House to his Florida residence.
While executing a search warrant on the property earlier this month, the FBI removed 11 sets of classified documents — some of which were marked top secret and concerned nuclear weapons. According to the warrant, the Justice Department is looking into whether Trump broke three federal laws, including the Espionage Act.
“Like I said, I’m not familiar with what was in the boxes,” Kushner told Fox News host Bill Hemmer.
“But I think President Trump, he, uh, he governed in a very peculiar way and when he had his documents, I’m assuming he did what he thought was appropriate,” he added.
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During the same interview, Kushner was also asked if he would work for Trump again if the latter were to run for president in 2024. Kushner did not give a firm answer to the question and only said that working for Trump had been “an honor.”
“I’m very proud of the things I got done. It is a big toll, working in Washington,” Kushner said.
When pressed if his answer was a “maybe,” Kushner responded that he was “enjoying my life in the private sector and loving the time with my kids.”
For his part, Kushner has denied being an FBI informant who may have been working with the agency on the Mar-a-Lago raid — a theory that commentators like Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney, have pushed.
Kusher has also called the raid a mistake made by Trump’s enemies that resulted from people trying to “overpursue” his father-in-law.
Representatives for Kushner did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.