Tag Archives: Jared Kushner

Jared And Ivanka Threaten To Sue Lincoln Project

Yahoo News reports: First daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have threatened to sue The Lincoln Project over two Times Square billboard ads that attack the two senior White House advisers. The anti-Donald Trump Republican group snapped back with a statement that it plans to make its response ― a “civics lesson” on First Amendment rights ― as …

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Feds Arrest Jared Kushner’s BFF For Cyberstalking

The New York Times reports: Ken Kurson, a close friend of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was taken into federal custody on Friday and charged with cyberstalking in connection with his divorce. Mr. Kurson, who now runs a media company and works in the cryptocurrency industry, helped write a speech for the president’s 2016 campaign. When Mr. Kushner owned The …

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Jared Kushner On Dying NYers: “That’s Their Problem”

Vanity Fair reports on March 2020 meeting between Silicon Valley leaders and Jared Kushner: Kushner, seated at the head of the conference table, in a chair taller than all the others, was quick to strike a confrontational tone. “The federal government is not going to lead this response,” he announced. “It’s up to the states to figure out what they …

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Manhattan Kushner Tenants Sue Over Fire Sprinklers

CNN reports: A group of tenants filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Kushner Companies of illegally collecting rent and creating dangerous living conditions by failing to maintain working fire sprinkler systems in four New York City apartment buildings. The tenants in “Kushner Village” in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan want a state judge to block Kushner Companies from collecting rent …

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Kushner On Rallies: People Make Their Own Decisions

NBC News reports: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner responded to tapes of President Donald Trump downplaying the threat of the coronavirus in March by saying Trump was “very forthcoming with the American people” about the dangers of the illness. Kushner also addressed concerns over a large indoor Trump rally in Las Vegas on Sunday in which people defied the …

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Book: Kushner Compared Trump To The Cheshire Cat

The Hill reports: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner told people that the book “Alice in Wonderland” can help them understand the Trump presidency, according to excerpts from Bob Woodward’s new book reported by The Washington Post on Wednesday. In his forthcoming book, titled “Rage,” the Washington Post associate editor writes that Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, advised people that one …

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Kushner Sneers At Striking NBA Players: They’re Very Fortunate To Be Rich Enough To Take A Night Off Work

Mediaite reports: Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, took a shot at NBA players over their strike in an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday, calling NBA players “very fortunate” to have the means to be able to engage in a boycott of their own jobs. “NBA players are very fortunate that …

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New Lincoln Project Ad: Jared Kushner Is Evil [VIDEO]

Just in from the Lincoln Project: As the Republican National Convention begins in the midst of the worst pandemic of our lifetime, The Lincoln Project today released a new ad reminding Americans who is actually responsible for the failed response to COVID. The ad, “Evil,” shows that Jared Kushner prioritized the President’s reelection above public health, ignoring testing from states …

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Kushner Has “No Fear” Of Sending His Kids To School Because Kids Are Far More Likely To Die From The Flu

The New York Post reports: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Sunday he has “no fear” when it comes to allowing his own kids to return to school during the coronavirus pandemic. Kushner — who shares three children with his wife, first daughter Ivanka Trump — said that he will “absolutely” send them back to school in an interview …

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Jared Kushner Won’t Say Trump’s Racist Birther Attack On Harris Is Wrong: “It’s Something That’s Out There”

CBS News reports: Pressed on whether he accepts that Kamala Harris is a qualified candidate, Jared Kushner said, “I personally have no reason to believe she’s not.” “She was born in Oakland, California,” said “CBS This Morning” co-host Anthony Mason. “Yeah,” Kushner replied. “Makes her a qualified candidate. Why didn’t the president take the opportunity to debunk that theory?” Mason …

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Kushner’s Collusion With Kanye West May Be Illegal

The Washington Post reports: The first potential issue, according to Paul S. Ryan of the watchdog group Common Cause, is if Kushner encouraged West to do something proactive that could benefit Trump’s campaign, such as running for office. If Kushner solicited from West what could be valued at more than the legal limit of $2,800, it could be considered an …

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Forbes: Kushner Is Telling Kanye West He Could Win

Forbes reports: When I pointed out to West last week during an interview that he won’t be on enough ballots to win, and thus seemed intent on running a spoiler campaign designed to hurt presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, he responded, “I’m not going to argue with you.” But a few hours after the story appeared, West responded with a …

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Jared Kushner Meets Privately With Kanye In Colorado

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, met privately last weekend with Kanye West, the rapper who has filed petitions to get on the November ballots for president in several states. The meeting took place in Colorado, where Mr. Kushner was traveling with his wife, Ivanka Trump, those familiar with the meeting said. Mr. …

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Lincoln Project Roasts Trump’s “Secretary Of Failure”

New today from the Lincoln Project: In a new video released today, “Secretary of Failure,” The Lincoln Project scrutinizes Senior Advisor Jared Kushner’s malignant response to the national COVID-19 pandemic. A recent article from Vanity Fair highlighted the outright maliciousness and evilness of Kushner’s actions: He scrapped a national response plan, believing the virus would affect only Democratic states and …

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Deutsche Bank Probes Banker For Trump And Kushner

The New York Times reports: Deutsche Bank has opened an internal investigation into the longtime personal banker of President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, over a 2013 real estate transaction between the banker and a company part-owned by Mr. Kushner. In June 2013, the banker, Rosemary Vrablic, and two of her Deutsche Bank colleagues purchased a Park Avenue apartment …

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Jared And Ivanka Earned At Least $36 Million Last Year

The Washington Post reports: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36.2 million as they served in the White House last year, reporting a boost in income from some companies they own that hold residential and commercial properties, new disclosures released Friday show. President Trump’s daughter and her husband, who serve as top advisers to him, reported a minimum …

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REPORT: Kushner Axed Early Testing Plan Because Blue States Were Hit Hardest, Dem Govs Could Be Blamed

Vanity Fair reports: The prospect of launching a large-scale national plan was losing favor, said one public health expert in frequent contact with the White House’s official coronavirus task force. Most troubling of all, perhaps, was a sentiment the expert said a member of Kushner’s team expressed: that because the virus had hit blue states hardest, a national plan was …

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Trump’s Texts Temporarily Blocked As Spam By Carriers

Politico reports: A test run of one of Donald Trump’s most important voter-contact programs was abruptly shut down over the July 4 weekend, potentially costing the president millions of dollars in donations and raising alarms about whether the initiative will face roadblocks in the run-up to the election. Trump’s campaign used the weekend to test-drive its text messaging program, a …

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Jared Kushner Won’t Divest From Real Estate Startup

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor has decided to remain an investor for the time being in real estate tech start-up Cadre, which he co-founded. Jared Kushner made the decision as part of a private agreement he made with the company, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Kushner and the company put the …

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Axios: Trump Sick Of Taking Kushner’s “Woke” Advice

Axios reports: President Trump has told people in recent days that he regrets following some of son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner’s political advice — including supporting criminal justice reform — and will stick closer to his own instincts. One person who spoke with the president interpreted his thinking this way: “No more of Jared’s woke s***.” Another said Trump …

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