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“The Real White House Crime Family”: Dem Rep. Tells the GOP to Stop Wasting Time With Hunter Biden and Subpoena Jared Kushner (www.vanityfair.com)
submitted 10 months ago by DevCat to c/politics
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While testifying during a closed-door deposition about his business dealings on Wednesday, Hunter Biden had a question for Republicans, given their apparent concern with conflicts of interest and corruption: Why are they not probing former first son-in-law Jared Kushner’s arrangement with Saudi Arabia, wherein Kushner’s investment firm received $2 billion from the country’s sovereign wealth fund shortly after leaving the White House? “He drew the distinction between what he has done in a business world with independent businessmen versus foreign governments, which he did not do any business with—unlike Jared Kushner,” Representative Dan Goldman told reporters. “He may be a little bit frustrated by some of the double standards relating to Jared Kushner and money that’s just been openly pocketed by Donald Trump in office,” added Representative Jamie Raskin. “And Jared Kushner, of course, brought back $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. And all of that has been a part of the conversation, and he was assertive about that.” And as it turns out, Biden is not the only one curious to know why he is being hauled before Congress while Kushner is counting his Saudi cash.

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[–] superduperenigma 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why did Saudi Arabia give Jared Kushner $2 billion—billion with a b—just months after he left the Trump White House?

I'll give you a hint: it's the same reason he was denied a security clearance

[–] Boddhisatva 7 points 10 months ago

Here's another hint

Saudi Crown Prince Boasted That Jared Kushner Was “In His Pocket”

In June, Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman ousted his cousin, then-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and took his place as next in line to the throne, upending the established line of succession. In the months that followed, the President’s Daily Brief contained information on Saudi Arabia’s evolving political situation, including a handful of names of royal family members opposed to the crown prince’s power grab, according to the former White House official and two U.S. government officials with knowledge of the report. Like many others interviewed for this story, they declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about sensitive matters to the press.

In late October, Jared Kushner made an unannounced trip to Riyadh, catching some intelligence officials off guard. “The two princes are said to have stayed up until nearly 4 a.m. several nights, swapping stories and planning strategy,” the Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported at the time.

What exactly Kushner and the Saudi royal talked about in Riyadh may be known only to them, but after the meeting, Crown Prince Mohammed told confidants that Kushner had discussed the names of Saudis disloyal to the crown prince, according to three sources who have been in contact with members of the Saudi and Emirati royal families since the crackdown. Kushner, through his attorney’s spokesperson, denies having done so.

*emphasis mine