289

Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relations (thehill.com)

submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

21 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we’ve just never seen” when talking about his firm’s recent investments overseas.

Rhodes said that Kushner engaged in corruption when asked about The New York Times’s recent reporting that detailed that 99 percent of his investment fund’s money 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.

“I mean, look, this is not subtle corruption that we’re looking at,” Rhodes told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner during his Wednesday appearance on “Alex Wagner Tonight.”

“This 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.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 29 points 7 months ago

Well he's just a good businessman and hunter biden did the exact same thing literally kinda except worse literally we just don't know about it because the mainstream media herp derp derppp and DEI is ruining American bridges with illegal immigrants driving foreign boats or something whatever brown people scary

[-] SkyeHarith@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Honest question. Are you a real person?

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think they were trying for irony but went too hard

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Yeah, was on the fence about needing the /s or not. Would have thought herp derp was enough

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

That’s what gave it away to me but given the state of consensus reality these days sarcasm and irony have taken really big hits

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I'm guessing most people noped out and downvoted before they got that far.

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I'm guessing you got all those downvotes because people noped out and made assumptions before finishing the wall of text. It never hurts to have the /s these days.

[-] SkyeHarith@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Ooh I see it now. They need to work on it lol

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

What, the herp derp wasn't enough? I was mocking the brain dead thought process that will be used to dismiss this story

[-] Mesophar@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

Poe's Law is getting rougher and rougher

this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2024

289 points (100.0% liked)

politics

19089 readers

3823 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News