Congress probing if Jared Kushner 'improperly traded' his 'government position' to obtain Saudi...

[Soph0571]

...financing

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced on Thursday that it is investigating Jared Kushner after his investment firm received $2 billion from Saudi Arabian wealth fund.
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“The Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating whether you have improperly traded on your government position to obtain billions of dollars from the Saudi government and whether your personal financial interests improperly influenced U.S. foreign policy during the administration of your father-in-law, former President Trump. This investigation will inform the Committee about whether federal ethics laws should be strengthened to prevent senior public officials from taking advantage of their position within the federal government to reap a financial windfall—before, during, or after government employment,”

[link:https://www.alternet.org/2022/06/congress-jared-kushner-saudi-financing/|]
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Got grift all over it. Of course he improperly traded his position - it would never have occurred to him not to.
Question is - what will be the real repercussions? If it is not jail, impoverishment and disgrace what is the point?

[2naSalit]

1. "...it would never have occurred to him not to."

And jail, impoverishment and disgrace should only be the beginning of his consequences.

[Frustratedlady]

2. Finally! They grift so much, it seems legal to them. I hope congress proves their case.

If all these loans were personal or personal business, Jared and Mnuchin should be charged for all those flights to the Middle East on our dime, in addition to the fines and jail time. Was it Mnuchin who made 18 trips? I think they both made last minute trips before the end of Trump's reign.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. Tip of the iceberg and I hope it is a Titanic size iceberg. So many sleazes in Cult 45.

[Phoenix61]

3. Of course he did. Why wouldn't he? nt

[TreasonousBastard]

4. What's to probe? This guy should just be carted off and the...

paperwork fixed up after the fact. He learned nothing from his father.

I doubt many in congress forgot he bought a billion dollar building at the top of the market and couldn't make the payments. As the market slid, he kept looking at bills and bank rejections until he made an "official" trip to the oil gulf and miraculously found financing. All this while he couldn't pass a security check.

Him and the rest of his new family deserve nothing better than spending time in a rat infested hell hole.

If the guys who made out in Teapot Dome actually had any real balls, they could have made out as well as Trump's greedy offal.

[Dorian Gray]

5. uh.....

isn't it obvious?

[Ford_Prefect]

6. Was he a paid adviser? Was his position official in any capacity?

Did he claim to represent the office of the President in any way during those meetings?

The ex post facto financing of his schemes by the Saudis is one thing. Tying them to specific actions taken during the Trump regime or to promises made regarding favorable treatment in arms sales or access to nuclear energy assets may show a more dangerous element to this.

[Takket]

7. No they gave him 2 billion because

He is a shrewd businessman with a long history of turning investments into gold mines for his investors.



On a serious note: DUH!!!

[avebury]

8. You hardly need an investigation to know that the answer is yet. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Wait, so the penalty is stronger laws so it won't happen again?

[Mister Ed]

12. I think that's the reason given for forming the House committee.

I don't think a House investigative committee has any authority to mete out punishment, such as the prison sentence that I believe is deserved.

Similarly, the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has stated that its purpose is to find out what happened and how it can be prevented from happening again.

Other DU'ers more knowledgeable than me can hopefully fill in more detail as to the parameters and purposes required when forming a House investigative committee.

[GoCubsGo]

10. It's about fucking time.

Hope they're doing the same with his wife and in-laws. The only question is just how deep their grift goes, and we already know it's plenty deep.

[SallyHemmings]

11. A three minute probe

[Autumn]

13. Only if he woke up and got out of bed that day..

[Effete Snob]

14. Boy are his great grandchildren going to be embarrassed when the investigation is concluded

[Jilly_in_VA]

18. Gee, ya think? /s

Now who would ever have thought such a thing?

[Marcuse]

19. $2 Billion is the price.