Jared Kushner’s allegedly questionable dealings with Saudi Arabia have resurfaced. A report suggesting that his father-in-law and former president Donald Trump’s businesses received millions in foreign investments while he was in office reignited suspicions surrounding Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump’s finances.
Suspicion around Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Arabia investment resurfaces
Congressman Robert Garcia accused the former White House advisor of carrying out a ‘grift’ by accepting a $2 Billion investment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in January 2021.
No family in the history of our nation has benefitted more financially from being in the White House than the Trump Family. They accepted millions in foreign gifts and payments and they must be investigated and held accountable. What is our oversight chair James Comer hiding?
— Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) January 8, 2024
The investment was considered shady as Kushner received it for his private equity fund, Affinity Partners, just six months after leaving his designation. It also frequently raised concerns for amounting to an improper quid pro quo.
This deal was again addressed by Garcia, a Democrat from California while discussing on MSNBC a report from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The report claimed that Donald Trump received around $7.8 Million for his four businesses from foreign governments and officials in 20 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, during his administration.
Rep. @RobertGarcia: There is zero evidence that links President Biden with any wrongdoing. Republicans are clearly projecting. It's incredible to see the hypocrisy that House Republicans, James Comer, and the new Speaker are trying to put together with this impeachment scam pic.twitter.com/HPXp6uGw5Z
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) January 5, 2024
Garcia has also alleged that these are just the tip of the grift corruption iceberg that violated the U.S. Constitution’s foreign emoluments clause as they could only get documents from four businesses of the former president.
“Let’s not forget, Kushner leaves the White House and just months later has a $2 billion investment fund paid by the Saudi government,” Gracia said as per the reports of Newsweek.
Krushner’s wife, Ivanka Trump was also accused of participating in questionable businesses after she reportedly made $172 million to $640 million income with her husband at the White House.
What initiated the conversation about the Trump family’s finances?
The suspicions around Donald Trump, his daughter, and his son-in-law’s finances resurfaced because his competitor President Joe Biden is accused by Republicans of receiving benefits from his son Hunter Biden‘s foreign dealings. They believe this occurred during his time in the office although the claims aren’t currently backed with evidence.
Trump is the one who took millions from foreign govts
Kushner is the one who took billions from the Saudis
Ivanka is the one who got foreign trademarks
Mnuchin is the one who gave his friends millions in PPP
Unless Republicans investigate them too plz kindly STFU about Hunter
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) January 5, 2024
Lindy Li, a political commentator and Democratic National Committee member commented on this issue stating that if Republicans want to make allegations against Joe Biden then they should first investigate Donald Trump and his son-in-law.
The Saudi Arabia fund was previously investigated by the House Oversight Committee whose 156-page report states that the exact numbers of foreign payments made to Trump and his family aren’t revealed.
While in office, Trump was taking millions of dollars from foreign governments – without the consent of Congress – in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause. And if he returns to power, his constitutional vandalism will undoubtedly continue. pic.twitter.com/JJ8LEUDkrl
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) January 8, 2024
Republican Representative James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee leading the impeachment attempts against President Joe Biden, dismissed the report’s findings. He stated that Trumps have legitimate businesses as opposed to Bidens.
Former president’s son Eric Trump has also dismissed the reports claiming that they are a “joke.” Further stating that all the foreign government profits used for stays at their hotels and other properties were voluntarily donated to the United States treasury.
What a joke! All foreign government profits, for stays at our hotels and other properties while my father was in office, were voluntaraly donated to the United States Treasury. Just another example of @MSNBC counter-narrative for the most corrupt family in political history – The… https://t.co/RZBk2jcIun
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) January 4, 2024
Thus, the conversations regarding the finances of Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s families are continuing in media and on social media platforms with each side trying to uncover the truth about the opposition before the upcoming presidential elections.
IF these profits were donated to the treasury, prove it with from and back copies of cancelled checks. I would also like to see copies of checks giving the president’s salary back to the treasury as promised. I’m more than skeptical since Trump constantly lies.