Kushner Is Said to Be Reconsidering His Legal Team
“After the appointment of our former partner Robert Mueller as special counsel, we advised Mr. Kushner to obtain the independent advice
of a lawyer with appropriate experience as to whether he should continue with us as his counsel,” the statement from Ms. Gorelick said.
Some of Mr. Kushner’s allies have raised questions about the link between his current lawyer, Jamie S. Gorelick,
and Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel appointed to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, according to one of the people who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The outreach to other lawyers began last month, the people briefed on the matter said, when news reports revealed
that at a meeting with Russia’s ambassador in December, Mr. Kushner had reportedly discussed establishing a secret communication channel between the Trump transition team and Moscow.