FormerĀ ObamaĀ deputy national security adviserĀ Ben RhodesĀ saidĀ President Trumpā€™sĀ son-in-lawĀ Jared KushnerĀ engaged in a ā€œlevel of corruption that weā€™ve just never seenā€ when talking about his firmā€™s recent investments overseas.

Rhodes said that Kushner engaged in corruption when asked about The New York Timesā€™s recent reporting that detailed that 99 percent of his investment fundā€™s moneyĀ came from foreign sources. The outlet also reported Kushner is working on developing hotels in the Balkans, specifically in Serbia and Albania, and noted that the firm has taken money from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

ā€œI mean, look, this is not subtle corruption that weā€™re looking at,ā€ Rhodes told MSNBCā€™s Alex Wagner during his Wednesday appearance on ā€œAlex Wagner Tonight.ā€

ā€œThis is a guy, Jared Kushner, who had no expertise, no qualification whatsoever to be in the White House while he was there. He made it his account to work in the Gulf Arab states. He basically helped lead the cover-up for [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud]. Get him in from the cold after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.ā€

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    8 months ago

    At this point I donā€™t care for opinion sound bites from either side. These would be only relevant if theyā€™re part of a judgement transcript.