Jamie Raskin Asks Republicans To Subpoena Jared Kushner's Investment Firm

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Jamie Raskin Asks Republicans To Subpoena Jared Kushner’s Investment Firm
A $2 billion Saudi investment "raises the significant possibility that there was a large quid pro quo" shaping Kushner's actions in the White House, per Raskin.
Arthur Delaney
Aug 31, 2023, 09:47 AM EDT


WASHINGTON — As Republicans search for evidence that Joe Biden abused his office to enrich his family, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) thinks maybe they should take a look at the Trumps.

In a letter to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), Raskin suggested the committee subpoena Jared Kushner’s investment firm for records related to the “extraordinary funding it received from foreign governments” in recent years.

Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, created the firm in 2021 immediately after leaving his job as a White House foreign policy adviser focused on the Middle East. Within six months, the company received a $2 billion investment from a fund overseen by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

The deal “raises the significant possibility that there was a large quid pro quo shaping Mr. Kushner’s official actions in the White House, where he helped dramatically recast U.S. foreign policy toward Saudi Arabia,” Raskin wrote Thursday.

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Raskin’s letter on Thursday is a not-so-subtle suggestion by the Maryland Democrat that his Republican colleagues have been selective in their outrage over political families enriching themselves through public service.

Just as Comer and others complain that Hunter Biden had no obvious expertise in the Ukrainian energy sector, a panel that screens potential investments for the Saudi sovereign wealth fund judged Kushner’s firm lacking experience and charging excessive fees. The board overseeing the fund — led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom Kushner defended after he directed the assassination of a journalist ― overruled the panel.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jamie-raskin-jared-kushner_n_64f08aafe4b0cf275533d5b1

[Freethinker65]

1. I would like to see more of this pushback.

[republianmushroom]

9. agree

[underpants]

2. Comer will ignore it* but this should be a regular talking point on MSM

The whole point of the Hunter thing is free advertising on MSM just like with Hillary. Okay make Jared the same.

*Comer did stupidly concede that Jared’s actions could be looked into - I think that was on Fox. Comer also doesn’t appear too bright so he might fall for it.

[SouthernDem4ever]

7. He's good at ignoring. We can just keep throwing it back in his face

and should.

[Joinfortmill]

3. Hope the IRS and other appropriate agencies are already on this

[housecat]

18. lol one reason magats want to dismantle the IRS

[Hekate]

4. KnR

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

[StarryNite]

6. Go Jamie!

Don't let up!

[Lonestarblue]

8. And how about investigating any favors done by Trump in return for Ivanka's Chinese patents.

Even if no direct favors were done, it’s the investigation into foreign influence on federal decisions that matters.

[NotHardly]

10. Make it so.

[iluvtennis]

11. And add Ivanka to the list as well. She got those China patents and probably $$$$

as well.

[RSherman]

16. Conflict of interest with Mitch McConnell's wife and China business?

Elaine Chao's family owns a large business in China. When Trump named her Transportation Secretary, there had to be at least conflict of interest if not more?

https://www.americanoversight.org/investigation/elaine-chaos-family-business-and-kentucky-favoritism

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/02/us/politics/transportation-secretary-elaine-chao.html

[iluvtennis]

17. Thanks for the links - exactly a conflict of interest. n/y

[lindysalsagal]

12. A beautiful man.

[LiberaBlueDem]

13. Saudis would never buy our government, would they?

Of course they would. They have more money than Putin, who just buys republicans. USA; United Saudi Arabian

[KPN]

14. I would like to see the DOJ investigating that as well.

It’s idiotic to believe there was no quid pro quo. Kushnrr should not have been able to make any personal international finance deals in his role as a special advisor to the fake President. That was a clear ethics violation of the highest order. And it very likely was and is a criminal act as well.

[housecat]

19. I would be surprised if they haven't been investigating all along

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. I'm sure they'll get right on it

[ejbr]

20. Oh

The Democrats noticed that too? Good.

[Blue Owl]

21. Please do!