For Trump son-in-law and confidant Jared Kushner, a long history of fierce loyalty
Jared Kushner was just an undergrad at Harvard when politicians began receiving big-dollar campaign donations bearing his name.
In reality, the money was sent by his father, a powerful New Jersey real estate mogul. Over the course of several years, Charles Kushner pumped half a million dollars into political campaigns, avoiding legal limits by attributing checks to family members and business associates without their knowledge. The scheme sent the elder Kushner to prison and engulfed the family in scandal.
It was a defining and pivotal episode for Jared Kushner, now 35, who is poised to become one of the most trusted advisers to his father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump.
The donation scandal provides a glimpse of the privilege and influence that marked Kushners upbringing in a prominent family. But friends say it also reveals in Kushner a fundamental trait that Trump prizes and has strengthened their bond: unflinching loyalty.
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