The Russian and Ukrainian national said he has no ties to intelligence services and did not share internal Trump campaign polling data.
The special counsel did not find any of the contacts between Trump associates and Russians constituted a crime. But the episodes detailed in his report show that Trump aides declined to forcefully reject the Russian offers or report them to law enforcement.
The battle will shape how much material House Democrats will be able to obtain on the president’s policies and personal finances.
A subpoena for tax documents is not “valid or enforceable,” the president’s attorneys said.
The case, brought by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, grew out of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.
Craig has been scrutinized as part of a foreign lobbying investigation spun out of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The president’s son-in-law, described in a House committee document as ‘Official 1,’ had ‘significant disqualifying factors,’ according to a White House whistleblower.
The House Oversight Committee asked the White House to immediately provide documents related to the security clearances of adviser Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and national security adviser John Bolton, among others.
Trump appeared untroubled by a foreign adversary’s attack on the U.S. political system — and his aides seemed eager to accept the assistance.
The Treasury Department’s inspector general has launched an inquiry into the trip.