Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy

johnbarron 73 points 19 comments March 14, 2026
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johnbarron

https://archive.is/a4l2J

jacquesm

Of course he does. His father and his father in law would expect nothing less of him.

maximilianburke

The amount of blatant, out-in-the-open corruption and double dealing with people in Trump’s orbit is absolutely astounding.

djohnston

Age of the grift we either jump in or stay dryyy

poisonarena

welcome to /r/worldnews

nerdsniper

Any practical way for a startup to get investment from these grifty slush funds that don’t involve scary amounts of loss of control/independence?

Igrom

I once won a power bank in an anonymous raffle at a marketing event of a company that could be imagined as our distant competitor. I voluntarily gave it away to another attendee, because God forbid there's a suspicion of a conflict of interest. But I am clearly a bear of very little brain.

tharmas

He's the new Epstein, bar the sex sleaze.

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