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Article snippet: on Thursday threw cold water on a criminal-justice reform package being crafted in the Senate, according to an administration official familiar with the situation. During a closed-door meeting at the White House, Trump said he has problems with the prison and sentencing overhaul and made it clear he wants to revisit the politically charged issue after November's midterm elections. MORE at the White House. Trump's stance dealt a blow to advocates of the compromise proposal on Capitol Hill and in the administration — including Kushner, who is the president's son-in-law. The measure would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses in an effort to shrink the size of the federal prison population, which has boomed over the past several decades. It has bipartisan support from key senators, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat. "The president remains committed to meaningful prison reform and will continue working with the Senate on their proposed additions to the bill. The administration remains focused on reducing crime, keeping communities safe and saving taxpayer dollars,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement. Trump had previously indicated he thought positively of the reform plan, telling Republican senators earlier this month that he is open to it. But Senate Republican leaders were reluctant to take a vote on an issue that could divide the GOP ahead of the Novem... Link to the full article to read more