Jarvanka out? Kushner’s business problems add to talk of DC exit
Life at the White House for Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, may be rapidly losing its appeal as conflict of interest claims against the couple mount and the president himself is said to be cooling on continuing their roles in the administration.
Kushner, who this week was stripped of his top-level security clearance, faces intensifying scrutiny on a number of fronts, including loans on his family’s real estate assets agreed with creditors who stand to gain from White House economic policy, and from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Meanwhile, the FBI has reportedly been examining Ivanka Trump’s negotiations over the financing of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver.
Like many Trump-badged properties, the company receives licensing and marketing fees from the developer, in this case the wealthy Malaysian Joo Kim Tiah. Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Ivanka Trump’s ethics counsel, told CNN that no “hurdle, obstacle, concern, red flag or problem has been raised with respect to Ms Trump or her clearance application”.
In both cases law enforcement officials are concerned that the couple’s foreign dealings leave them vulnerable to pressure from foreign agents.
Seemingly, Kushner’s inability to receive security clearance stems from his family’s real estate dealings and the business’ pressing need for investment, often from foreign lenders.
Kushner had to make more than 100 revisions to his security-clearance application; his financial filings had to be amended 39 times in four months after he “inadvertently omitted” millions of dollars in assets.
According to the Washington Post, US intelligence agencies have learned that numerous foreign government officials discussed how to exploit his business interests. These include four countries: Israel, China, Mexico and the UAE.
The paper also reports that the president has told aides it might be preferable if the couple returned to civilian life in New York.
Kushner, who this week was stripped of his top-level security clearance, faces intensifying scrutiny on a number of fronts, including loans on his family’s real estate assets agreed with creditors who stand to gain from White House economic policy, and from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Meanwhile, the FBI has reportedly been examining Ivanka Trump’s negotiations over the financing of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver.
Like many Trump-badged properties, the company receives licensing and marketing fees from the developer, in this case the wealthy Malaysian Joo Kim Tiah. Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Ivanka Trump’s ethics counsel, told CNN that no “hurdle, obstacle, concern, red flag or problem has been raised with respect to Ms Trump or her clearance application”.
In both cases law enforcement officials are concerned that the couple’s foreign dealings leave them vulnerable to pressure from foreign agents.
Seemingly, Kushner’s inability to receive security clearance stems from his family’s real estate dealings and the business’ pressing need for investment, often from foreign lenders.
Kushner had to make more than 100 revisions to his security-clearance application; his financial filings had to be amended 39 times in four months after he “inadvertently omitted” millions of dollars in assets.
According to the Washington Post, US intelligence agencies have learned that numerous foreign government officials discussed how to exploit his business interests. These include four countries: Israel, China, Mexico and the UAE.
The paper also reports that the president has told aides it might be preferable if the couple returned to civilian life in New York.
Source: theguardian
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