Saudi Arabia paid Kushner $2B, then lobbied Trump for war
Jared Kushner took $2 billion from Saudi Arabia. Then advised Trump to bomb Iran. Kushner has no official role in government. He never went through Senate confirmation, which means he isn’t bound by ethics rules. But he's managing $2 billion from Saudi Arabia's government investment fund through Affinity Partners, his private equity firm. The Saudi fund's own advisers called it too risky and said no. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman overruled them personally . Kushner has collected $87 million in fees since then, with zero profits returned to Saudi investors. While collecting those Saudi fees, Kushner serves as Trump's informal adviser on Iran policy, Ukraine, and the Middle East. Then came war. Over the weekend, Trump launched strikes on Iran. The Washington Post reported that MBS made multiple private phone calls to Trump beforehand, pushing for military action. Publicly, Saudi Arabia called for diplomacy. Privately, the crown prince lobbied for war. FOLLOW T...