I just love how none of these incidents of corruption I post here phase any of you Trumptards in the slightest. I guess holding onto that dream of running some kind of 1970's lathe (or whatever) at an imaginary job that will never transpire acts as a sort of Trumptard pacifier to some of you.
As for the others their racist dreams of a wall that will stop the brown people from coming will soon be crushed by the corporate interests that whisper in Donnie's ear about " cheap labor", the only voices that the buffoon in chief really listens to. Enjoy.
This will EASILY be the most corrupt administration in the history of the presidency.
https://thinkprogress.org/jared-kushners-chinese-miracle-d8276f35b795#.3b7jctd0k
Jared Kushner’s Chinese miracle
Kushner’s family firm scores a miraculous deal with a secretive Chinese company.
President Donald Trump has made his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the administration’s primary point of contact with the Chinese government.
Now a Chinese firm with mysterious ownership structure and suspected ties to the Chinese government has made an “unusually favorable” deal with Kushner’s family real estate company. The deal, an investment in a Manhattan office building, includes a $400 million cash payout to Kushner Companies.
The exceptional transaction between the Chinese firm, Anbang Insurance Group, and Kushner’s family has the appearance of a serious conflict: an effort to buy favor and influence with the Trump administration.
In addition to being his son-in-law, Jared Kushner is one of Donald Trump’s closest and most trusted advisers. On issues of foreign policy, Kushner is widely seen as more influential than the Secretary of State.
Kushner’s shell game
Like his father-in-law, Jared Kushner ran a large real estate business before entering the White House. And just like his father-in-law, he has not fully divested his assets.
In the case of the the building involved in Anbang transaction, 666 5th Avenue, Kushner “sold” his assets to his brother and a trust controlled by his mother.
A lawyer told the New York Times that Kushner appeared to be engaging in a “shell game.” By transferring assets to his family members, he could easily re-acquire them at the conclusion of his government service. Absent that, Kushner still has an interest in financial transactions that could benefit his mother or siblings.
An ethically sound divestment strategy would involve transferring the assets to a blind trust where an independent third party administrator would sell the assets. That process, however, would make it virtually impossible to resume ownership.
Moreover, Kushner retains “some real-estate holdings associated with Kushner Companies.” In other words, he retains significant connections to the family business.
Although his spokesperson said he sold his interest in 666 5th Avenue, he otherwise “declined to say what Kushner is keeping and what he has given up.”
Prior to moving into an official government role, but after it became clear he would be a key figure with the administration, Jared Kushner personally negotiated the deal with Anbang. He met with Wu Xiaohui, the chairman of Anbang, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan just a week after the election. They reportedly discussed the deal over “$2,100 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild.”
Kushner is the Trump administration’s primary liaison to China
Jared Kushner is 35 years old and has no government or diplomatic experience. Nevertheless, he has assumed the role of the administration’s primary point person to top Chinese diplomats.
Kushner has “met regularly” with “China’s ambassador to the U.S., Cui Tiankai.” He also met with “State Councilor Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat” in late February to discuss “bilateral cooperation and the possibility of arranging a meeting between Trump and [Chinese President] Xi [Jinping].”
China has actively sought to cultivate a relationship with Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, in order to soften the administration’s position on China.
Drain that swamp!......but....family comes first...
As for the others their racist dreams of a wall that will stop the brown people from coming will soon be crushed by the corporate interests that whisper in Donnie's ear about " cheap labor", the only voices that the buffoon in chief really listens to. Enjoy.
This will EASILY be the most corrupt administration in the history of the presidency.
https://thinkprogress.org/jared-kushners-chinese-miracle-d8276f35b795#.3b7jctd0k
Jared Kushner’s Chinese miracle
Kushner’s family firm scores a miraculous deal with a secretive Chinese company.
President Donald Trump has made his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the administration’s primary point of contact with the Chinese government.
Now a Chinese firm with mysterious ownership structure and suspected ties to the Chinese government has made an “unusually favorable” deal with Kushner’s family real estate company. The deal, an investment in a Manhattan office building, includes a $400 million cash payout to Kushner Companies.
The exceptional transaction between the Chinese firm, Anbang Insurance Group, and Kushner’s family has the appearance of a serious conflict: an effort to buy favor and influence with the Trump administration.
In addition to being his son-in-law, Jared Kushner is one of Donald Trump’s closest and most trusted advisers. On issues of foreign policy, Kushner is widely seen as more influential than the Secretary of State.
Kushner’s shell game
Like his father-in-law, Jared Kushner ran a large real estate business before entering the White House. And just like his father-in-law, he has not fully divested his assets.
In the case of the the building involved in Anbang transaction, 666 5th Avenue, Kushner “sold” his assets to his brother and a trust controlled by his mother.
A lawyer told the New York Times that Kushner appeared to be engaging in a “shell game.” By transferring assets to his family members, he could easily re-acquire them at the conclusion of his government service. Absent that, Kushner still has an interest in financial transactions that could benefit his mother or siblings.
An ethically sound divestment strategy would involve transferring the assets to a blind trust where an independent third party administrator would sell the assets. That process, however, would make it virtually impossible to resume ownership.
Moreover, Kushner retains “some real-estate holdings associated with Kushner Companies.” In other words, he retains significant connections to the family business.
Although his spokesperson said he sold his interest in 666 5th Avenue, he otherwise “declined to say what Kushner is keeping and what he has given up.”
Prior to moving into an official government role, but after it became clear he would be a key figure with the administration, Jared Kushner personally negotiated the deal with Anbang. He met with Wu Xiaohui, the chairman of Anbang, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan just a week after the election. They reportedly discussed the deal over “$2,100 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild.”
Kushner is the Trump administration’s primary liaison to China
Jared Kushner is 35 years old and has no government or diplomatic experience. Nevertheless, he has assumed the role of the administration’s primary point person to top Chinese diplomats.
Kushner has “met regularly” with “China’s ambassador to the U.S., Cui Tiankai.” He also met with “State Councilor Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat” in late February to discuss “bilateral cooperation and the possibility of arranging a meeting between Trump and [Chinese President] Xi [Jinping].”
China has actively sought to cultivate a relationship with Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, in order to soften the administration’s position on China.
Drain that swamp!......but....family comes first...
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