WASHINGTON – A congressional monitor of federal pandemic aid is raising the possibility of a link between President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a $700 million relief loan to a struggling trucking company.Bharat Ramamurti, a Democratic member of the four-person Congressional Oversight Commission, raised the possible Kushner connection at a hearing Thursday, as panel members from both parties challenged the Treasury Department’s decision to award the loan to YRC Worldwide.
The taxpayer-funded loan was made on the grounds that the company's operations are critical for maintaining national security.The panel members questioned the decision to deem YRC’s business vital to national security.