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After a week of chaos and infighting at the White House, speculation remains rife over who might soon follow communications director Hope Hicks and resign. ‘Call it chaos’: Trump adrift after week of White House anarchy Read more Presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner saw his ability to function as a senior adviser threatened after his security clearances were downgraded at the behest of the chief of staff, John Kelly, whose own position has been questioned recently. He added: “This is most particularly sensitive because it’s a family member. It becomes a lot more difficult if you’re going to be sitting at Thanksgiving dinner with that person. “And so for Jared and for Ivanka [Trump’s daughter] and for all the other members of the family who were involved in one way or the other, I think everybody’s got to focus on what’s best for the president.” Kushner is facing a series of reports concerning the intersection of his business and political portfolios, including one by the New York Times that said his company received hundreds of millions of dollars in loans from investors who attended White House meetings. “I think Hope Hicks saw that between the Rob Porter situation and some of the other things that were going on that she was becoming a distraction for the president and less of an asset in her mind,” Christie said. If I’m not 100% an asset for the president, I’m gonna back away.’ And I think she deserves credit and I don’t think she’s getting a lot of it in this kind of scandal-driven stuff that’s going on.” Trump aides defend tariffs move as Europe and China decry 'trade war' Read more Among the names suggested as next out the door are chief economic adviser Gary Cohn, reportedly angered by Trump’s sudden trade tariff decision, and national security adviser HR McMaster, who has reportedly never got on with the president. Despite Trump’s public falling out with Jeff Sessions, it is not thought likely the attorney general will go. The former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus – who resigned last July – told ABC the Trump-Sessions feud was “a problem” but said: “I don’t think it would be good for the president for Attorney General Sessions to leave.” Trump’s grievance with Sessions is based on the former Alabama senator’s decision to recuse himself from investigations into Russian election meddling. And so I think when he feels frustrated by the Russia probe and all of those things he watches on television and reads about in the paper.” Christie said: “The president has the right to do what he wants to do.