Watchdog group challenges legality of Kushner’s role in Trump administration

The Appointments Clause is a formality right up until someone has to be appointed.

A watchdog group in a lawsuit on Wednesday challenged the legality of Jared Kushner’s role in his father-in-law’s administration. “Primarily, this suit seeks to bar Kushner from occupying his government position and exercising government authority in violation of the Appointments Clause,” the lawsuit, from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), reads. “If not…

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