Kushner’s overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage

The following article by Shane Harris, Carol D. Leonnig, Greg Jaffe and Josh Dawsey was posted on the Washington Post website February 27, 2018:

Officials in four countries discussed ways to manipulate Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)

Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter.

Among those nations discussing ways to influence Kushner to their advantage were the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel and Mexico, the current and former officials said. Continue reading “Kushner’s overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage”