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Fast Forward WATCH: Jared Kushner Dubbed ‘Jared Kosher’ By Fox And Friends
Jewish words are hard. Jewish names are sometimes harder. “Manafort and Pres Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kosher met with Veselnitska,” read the Fox and Friends chyron the morning of July 12. Jonathan Levine, senior editor of Mediaite, pointed this gaffe out in a shared tweet the same morning: “Jared Kosher” pic.twitter.com/VqFXkQNczR — Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) July…
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News Could Dirt-Digging Meeting Spell Legal Trouble For Jared Kushner?
Donald Trump Jr.’s tweets on Tuesday morning may have been a neatly-wrapped gift for federal prosecutors investigating members of the president’s inner circle. Some legal experts say that the bombshell email exchange that the president’s eldest son published Monday could intensify the legal jeopardy not only for Trump Jr., but also for Jared Kushner, Trump’s…
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Fast Forward Did Jared Kushner Turn On Qatar After Skyscraper Bailout Stalled?
As recently as this spring, the Kushner family was seeking a badly-needed investment from a Qatari businessman to refinance their tower at 666 Fifth Avenue. After negotiations seemed to break down, Kushner led the behind-the-scenes fight to harden the U.S. position on Qatar, according to The Intercept. 666 Fifth Avenue, often hailed as the defining…
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Fast Forward Soros And Kushner Party Together In The Hamptons — Frenemies Or No
Washington, D.C.: it can be a nasty place during the week. So when Congress is out of session, the movers and shakers get together and have a good time, most recently, in the Hamptons. That was the case over the 4th of July weekend, when Lally Weymouth, former editor of the Washington Post (the paper…
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Fast Forward Jewish Employees Get Lowest Salaries In Trump Administration – Sorta
The White House just disclosed the salaries of the people working in the Executive Office, and it doesn’t look good for the Jews. Three employees receive no money at all for their role in the Trump administration, and all of them are Jewish. Another receives $30,000 annually — tied for the lowest non-zero salary on…
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Fast Forward Who’s Jared Kushner Talking To? Some People You Might Not Have Guessed
You may never have heard the reticent Jared Kushner speak, but he’s apparently talking to a half-dozen confidants and friends about what to do with his new-found power in Washington, D.C. According to Politico, Kushner’s circle of phone buddies – some of whom he speaks to daily – include former Ted Cruz operative Jeff Roe,…
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Fast Forward Tillerson Said To Be Frustrated By Kushner Bigfooting On Foreign Policy
Rex Tillerson is apparently teed off at how Jared Kushner has influenced American foreign policy. The former Exxon boss is fuming at the 356-year-old White House senior adviser for his intervention into matters usually handled by the State Department — especially since Kushner has no foreign policy chops. “Rex put two-and-two together,” an associate told…
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Fast Forward This Lawyer Represents Ivanka And Jared And Fights Trump Immigration Policies
Even while she represents Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Washington, D.C. attorney Jamie Gorelick is still fighting the Trump White House’s immigration policies, filing a brief against administration efforts to rein in sanctuary cities. “Recent reports detailing this chilling effect… demonstrate that, unless enjoined, the Executive Order will continue to undermine cooperation between law enforcement…
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