The father of Jared Kushner defended his son and the family’s real estate business in an op-ed in The Washington Post
in The Washington Post, pushing back against scrutiny the younger Kushner has come under since joining the Trump administration.
The family patriarch disputed that the company had ever been in financial jeopardy because of the purchase, and also that Kushner Cos. was forced “to seek illicit or inappropriate foreign investors,” an accusation that Kushner critics have asserted could have compromised Jared in his work for Trump if accurate.The 2020 Election. The New Congress. The Mueller Investigation. Be in the Know.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO.
But Kushner noted that when his son joined the White House, he divested from more than 80 partnerships at a “substantial financial sacrifice” and resigned as a controlling partner in more than 100 entities “out of an abundance of caution” and in consultation with Kushner’s legal counsel and government ethics watchdogs. He also vowed that Jared had been cut off from receiving information about the company.
The book may be just one exemplification of what Charles Kushner bemoaned as the “unprecedented scrutiny” of Jared and Kushner Cos. brought on by “Jared’s service to the country,” though he said the company is “happy to assist with all inquiries.”
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