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Jared Kushner

b. 1981

White House adviser turned dealmaker, cashing government access into private funds.

Jared Kushner ran Middle East policy from the Trump White House, then converted the relationships into a private-equity fortune: a $2 billion check from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund months after leaving office, and real-estate ventures on government-linked sites in the Balkans. He is the clean case study in the revolving door between statecraft and self-dealing.

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  1. His fund took $2 billion from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund shortly after he left the White House.

    FACT

    The Saudi PIF's own advisers flagged the investment as unsound; it was approved anyway, months after Kushner steered U.S. policy toward the kingdom. (U.S. Senate Finance Committee.)

  2. He pursued real-estate deals on government-linked sites in Albania and Serbia.

    FACT

    His Affinity Partners chased development on state-controlled land in the Balkans — deals made possible by the diplomatic relationships he built in office.

  3. He is a node in the Trump family's standing conflicts of interest.

    FACT

    The family business routes foreign money and government proximity into private gain; Kushner is one of its most lucrative branches.

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