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sheshe2

(83,945 posts)
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 06:24 PM Mar 2017

More Kleptocracy: Jared Kushner, Trump Son-In-Law, Set To Make $400M Off China Tower Deal

3/14/17 1:04pm

This post appears in Draining The Swamp, part of our ongoing series Broken Promises, a project to track the campaign promises of Donald Trump and if they hold true.

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Donald Trump and his family continue to profit off of the White House. This time it is his son in law, Jared Kushner, who is going to profit to the tune of $400,000,000 from a deal with China. Yes, millions.

Bloomberg reports that a company "owned by the family of Jared Kushner" has worked out a sweet deal with a Chinese company that is planning to invest $400 million in Kushners office, located at 666 Fifth Avenue. Wait, 666? The address of the devil?

Real estate experts have reviewed the terms and have stated that the deal gives shockingly favorable terms for one party in the deal - the Kushners. Interesting, right? Bloomberg reviewed the agreement and states that it would make Kushner partners with Anbang, a company with links to "Chinese power structure" that could pose national security issues. But, who cares about national security issues, right? Not Trump White House. If it means a profit for The Family, that is all that matters.

Does this pose an actual conflict of interest? Is China trying to curry favor with the White House? It would seem so, but a company spokesman swears up and down that Jared has sold his ownership to family members. That solves that, right?

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2017/03/more-kleptocracy-jared-kushner-trump-son


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More Kleptocracy: Jared Kushner, Trump Son-In-Law, Set To Make $400M Off China Tower Deal (Original Post) sheshe2 Mar 2017 OP
I heard a journalist ask Spicer about this malaise Mar 2017 #1
The Presidency... sheshe2 Mar 2017 #2
Where's Jason Chaffetz? kentuck Mar 2017 #3
They are all in their Alt Universe. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #4
We know the price of our freedom- its 400 million dollars bronxiteforever Mar 2017 #5
I think this is just a small side deal. The big money will likely Lucinda Mar 2017 #6
Yay, capitalism! :sarcasm: KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #7
They found their little piggy bank. sheshe2 Mar 2017 #8

malaise

(269,211 posts)
1. I heard a journalist ask Spicer about this
Tue Mar 14, 2017, 06:26 PM
Mar 2017

and he was all over the fugging place. This is corruption most foul.

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