Democratic Operative's PR Firm Drops Kushner Cos. as Client

A New York public relations expert has reportedly dropped the family real estate company of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a client.

Crisis management consultant Risa Heller had represented Kushner Cos. for just over a year and a half – longer than many of her predecessors working in media relations with family patriarch Charlie Kushner, Jared's father, Politico reported.

Heller also served as a spokeswoman for Jared Kushner before he joined the White House – and then for his wife, Ivanka Trump, before she took an official role in the administration, including in the rollout of her self-help book, "Women Who Work."

But previously, Heller was known as a Democratic operative, serving as former spokeswoman for Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and as a close friend and adviser to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. She heads up her own firm, Risa Heller Communications.

• VF: Bannon Seeks Revenge on Kushner
• AP: Jared Kushner Egypt Snub Over Aid Cuts