Trump declines to endorse prison reform bill ahead of midterm elections: Report

Published August 23, 2018 8:09pm ET



President Trump has reportedly declined to endorse a criminal justice reform bill crafted by his son-in-law Jared Kushner and top GOP lawmakers, citing concerns about its timing with the midterm elections right around the corner.

The president’s decision came during a White House meeting on the compromise package Thursday afternoon where Kushner, for whom prison reform has been a key priority, urged Trump to push for a vote on the compromise package before the November elections. The meeting included Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Brooke Rollins, an aide inside Kushner’s innovation office.

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