Jon Karl: People Close to Trump Saying Jared Should Take a ‘Leave of Absence from the W.H.’

‘There’s talk of a major shake-up coming’

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KARL: The bigger question, though, Martha, is what about Jared Kushner's role?

As you mentioned at the top of the show, there is no adviser closer to the president -- his office goes -- opens right into the Oval Office. He has taken on a portfolio bigger than anybody in the West Wing. And you see -- you hear people now very close to the president openly saying that it is too much, that he now finds himself at the center of this investigation, even if he is ultimately completely cleared, he is at the center of this investigation right now.

And you hear people close to the president quietly saying, is it too much and is it time for Jared to take a step back, maybe even take a leave of office -- leave of absence from the White House.

RADDATZ: And do you think that's something that President Trump would agree with?

KARL: Well, you know, Trump is looking for -- you know, there's a lot of -- there's talk of a major shake-up coming. We'll see if it actually does. There's been talk before and then he hasn't pulled the trigger.

But he has been upset with how things have gone. He has reached out, I know, to people outside of the White House for advice on what he should do.

Should he bring new -- more people in?

Should he move anybody out?

I think that will be some form of a shake-up coming. I think that -- who knows?

Like all things are on the table with Jared Kushner.

But the communications job, whether or not we'll ever see a Sean Spicer briefing again, I think these are all open questions right now.

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