The prospect of manipulating a.k.a blackmailing Jared Kushner was discussed by four countries due to Kushner deep debt the conflict of interest that comes with his senior White Hous position.
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The Washington Post reported, “Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter. Among those nations discussing ways to influence Kushner to their advantage were the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico, the current and former officials said.
Jared Kushner blackmail is a big national security problem
.@NicolleDWallace lays out what makes Jared Kushner a primo blackmail target. #TopSecret pic.twitter.com/VjvJefVfWH
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) February 27, 2018
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace explained why Jared Kushner is a prime target for blackmail:
Wallace said, “if you take the foreign policy headlines that Jared Kushner has made, he was the liaison with the Chinese who were familiar with dealing with a political family. He’s been one of the intermediaries in Saudi Arabia in the UAE. He has dealt primarily with governments, used to doing family business, but that is not the American way. And what seems to have come to a dramatic collision here is general Kelly’s desire to have some order. Some adherence to some norms. And the norm in this country is that people like you and fill out our background forms and the FBI determines whether or not we are a blackmail risk to the United States of America. It seems that as of today, Jared Kushner has not passed that test yet.”
Kushner is supposed to be negotiating key foreign policy issues with a country like China which holds some of his debt. This is the exact conflict of interest/national security vulnerability that experts warned about before Trump took office. Kushner shouldn’t have been downgraded. He should have been booted from the White House. Trump’s son in law and daughter have no place occupying senior administration positions.
The four countries listed above are the four that we know about that were openly discussing Kushner’s vulnerability. They weren’t the only ones talking about it, but the larger question is, which nations exploited the conflicted and compromised Kushner?
It is an area that is crying out for full congressional investigation.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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