MaddowBlog- Jared Kushner's conflicts of interest become even more controversial

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The presidential son-in-law is seeking investments for his business while also representing the White House abroad. That’s tough to defend.

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Complicating matters, we’re not talking about a dynamic in which Kushner is putting his business interests on hold while trying to advance his father-in-law’s official agenda. Rather, Kushner is wearing both hats simultaneously, seeking investments for his private equity firm while also representing the government. The New York Times reported this week:

Jared Kushner, one of the U.S. government’s chief negotiators in the Middle East, is trying to raise more money for his private equity firm from governments in the region.

Mr. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has spoken with potential investors in recent weeks about raising $5 billion or more for Affinity Partners, his investment firm, according to five people with knowledge of the talks who were not permitted to speak publicly about the discussions.

According to the Times’ report, which has not been independently verified by MS NOW, Kushner’s firm recently met with officials from Saudi Arabia — the same country that already invested in Affinity Partners, and the same country that has reportedly encouraged Trump to move forward with combat operations in Iran, the Saudis’ longtime enemy.

This is the same Kushner who, just weeks ago, met with Iranian officials on behalf of the White House.

Maddow: How is Jared Kushner's role in the U.S. attacking Iran not more of a show-stopping scandal?

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The Times’ report also noted that Kushner, the month after his father-in-law won a second term, publicly suggested that he would not seek additional foreign investments during Trump’s second term.

“That appears to have changed,” the article added.

It’s worth emphasizing that Kushner has repeatedly insisted that he’s following the law and abiding by all applicable ethics laws. Those are, however, difficult claims to substantiate: The White House is not requiring the presidential son-in-law to file financial disclosure documents.

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1. Two words come to mind.

Hunter Biden.

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2. Prime candidate for...

Either a guillotine or the gallows.