Jason Greenblatt, Trump Lawyer-Turned-Official, Invests In Etsy

Jason Greenblatt. Image by The Trump Organization

By Jesse Bernstein June 6, 2017

Jason Greenblatt, Donald Trump’s long-time lawyer and now the Special Representative for International Negotiations, has invested in Apple, Facebook, and the e-commerce site Etsy. Greenblatt, the son of Holocaust survivors, has also served on the board of the Frisch School, Jared Kushner’s alma mater, and lists assets around $1.4 million.

ProPublica released a searchable database today of the personal financial disclosures of 349 officials appointed by President Donald Trump, including the entirety of his cabinet. The financial clout of his cabinet and senior advisors is unprecedented.

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