Democrat reiterates doubts about Jared Kushner's loyalty to the U.S.

[DonViejo]

Source: Yahoo News




Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent,Yahoo News•March 2, 2018

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said he was “absolutely” impugning Jared Kushner’s patriotism when he tweeted Wednesday that “we don’t know where his loyalties lie” — whether to America or “bailing out his and his family’s debts.”

“It’s one of the reasons he can’t get a high-level security clearance,” Lieu said in an interview on Yahoo News’ podcast, Skullduggery, when asked about his tweet questioning Kushner’s loyalty.

“He has a web of financial arrangements. He has mounting debts — both to himself and his family. He refuses to answer a very simple question from Congress. I wrote him a letter over two months ago, we asked him to answer this basic question: Did you talk to any foreign nationals about 666 Fifth Avenue [the family owned property that has been heavily in debt]?”

“And he can’t answer that simple question. What we have here is a person who is subject to blackmail risk — or he is doing his job with these conflicts of interest that are so massive that anybody who, but for [being] the son-in-law of the president, would have been fired long ago.”

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrat-reiterates-doubts-jared-kushners-loyalty-u-s-100050660.html

[niyad]

1. jared's loyalty is to jared's bank account.

[shraby]

2. That's his problem. He has no bank account

[niyad]

3. yes, you are correct. just a pile of debt.

[NewJeffCT]

5. I think his father in law is in the same boat

lots of debt

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Well this is going to play well into the hands of anti-Semites.

With anti-Semitism on the rise, shit like this is going to have an effect. Personally, I think Lieu is right, but it isn't limited just to Kushner, and it will be that shithead, not the others (the "president", certain members of Congress, MAGA supporters), who will be the "star" (of David) of accusations of loyalty to another country(ies).

[unblock]

6. seems to me lieu was pretty clear in this case,

that it was his family and his finances and that were competing for his loyalty. no mention of israel.

i agree, though, if you're going to question the loyalty of someone jewish, it's important to be very clear what you think is competing for that loyalty.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. I am glad Lieu was very clear.

As I said, personally, I agree with his assessment of Kushner (a few others are in the same boat). What I am envisioning, with rising anti-Semitism in the US and worldwide, is Kushner being used as an example of "Jews are not loyal to the US!" and/or "Jews only care about money!" especially if Kushner is somehow a lynchpin in bringing down this pathetic, hate-filled, odious administration.

[dameatball]

10. Oddly, wasn't Israel one of the four countries caught discussing his manipulation possibilities?

[Behind the Aegis]

12. Why is that odd?

And, if you look at the countries known, at this point, to have actually made a move of sorts, Israel is not of them.

[edhopper]

16. What do you call the

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Embassy move to Jerusalem, which Jared advised Trump to do?

That is a Netanyahu move with Jared's help.

[Behind the Aegis]

23. And how did Kushner benefit?

It is not to say it wasn't shady and ill-advised, but the idea that Israel will be singled out for his traitorous ways is problematic, especially since there is proof of collusion in regards to China and Qatar. Where was his financial benefit? Was he manipulated? I believe it is possible. Then again, there are those who will automatically focus on Israel and Kushner's being a Jew, right? History shows that to be true.

ETA: Actually, everything I have read about the move it was Adelson who had the shithead's ear (and Pence...not a Jew, by the way), Kushner likely simply agreed.

ETA: To some extent, Mr. Trump’s willingness to take such a risk underscores how little progress his peace negotiators — led by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner — have made. Six months ago, when the president last had to decide whether to sign a waiver to keep the embassy in Tel Aviv, Mr. Kushner prevailed on Mr. Trump to do so, in the interest of the peace process.

Since then, however, the administration’s efforts have shown little evidence of narrowing the differences between Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Kushner and Jason D. Greenblatt, the president’s special envoy, supported Mr. Trump’s decision, officials said. source


So while he eventually supported the shithead's piss poor decision, it doesn't look as if he was instrumental in the decision; the shithead "president" was!

[edhopper]

24. So your problem is that Israel was singled out

as one of the Countries that have leverage on Kushner?
I can't say either way, since I haven't gone into the weeds of the Kushner deals.
I'd have to see why they were named as one of the four countries.

[lagomorph777]

14. No, it's only odd that the list isn't longer.

Those four are only the publicly disclosed ones however.

[Behind the Aegis]

15. True that!

It will not be surprising if a revised list appears with several more countries being listed as ones targeting this nitwit!

[thbobby]

17. Haters gonna hate

Makes as much sense to blame this on Kushner being Jewish as it would to blame it on Kushner having dark hair. The hatred in America (and the world) is the same hatred that fueled the apocalypse or any genocide. Haters blinded by hate, evil sociopaths channeling the hate for their own purposes. Sometimes it really sucks to be a human.

[Behind the Aegis]

22. So true.

There is really nothing to be done, it is just managing the optics of it, as Lieu did so well.

[gibraltar72]

7. Almost a year ago

I posted to KOS that Kushners were gonna be the Rosenbergs of our time. I git slammed by some and some agreed. It kinda turned into a spitting contest. I pulled it for the sake of keeping a good tank. I wonder if I'd be slammed if I posted it again?

[Behind the Aegis]

11. I would suggest you don't.

The appearance is that you are making it about (or at least it is important to the betrayal) that they are Jews. If you compared him to Benedict Arnold, no problem. While Jews certainly can be disloyal, even traitorous, it is important to realize those are common stereotypes applied to all (or most) Jews, therefore, drawing a conclusion that Kushner (a Jew) is like the Rosenbergs (Jews) starts to look like a pattern is emerging. Recently, the POS Wayne LaPierre of the NRA spat out all kinds of bullshit, but this was what raised eyebrows, mine included:

"History proves it. Every time, in every nation in which this political disease rises to power, its citizens are repressed, their freedoms are destroyed, and their firearms are banned and confiscated. It is all backed in this country by the social engineering, and the billions, of people like [philanthropists of Jewish lineage] George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, and more."

All Jews! He also singled out Karl Marx, Bernie Sanders, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer. Guess what they all have in common?!

So, as a Jew, I suggest you stay away from the Rosenberg analogy and take a lead from Rep. Lieu and spell out Kushner's disloyalty clearly and make sure your objections can't be painted as Kushner's disloyalty having anything to do with his religion/ethnicity.

[gibraltar72]

20. Never ever was my point.

I believed they were traitors pure and simple. I am neither racist or anti semetic.

[Behind the Aegis]

21. I wasn't suggesting it was your point.

However, I was advising you as to how it could look if you made the comparison.

[Cold War Spook]

25. Having a sentence with the Kushners and the Rosenbergs in it

gave me a very unsettling feeling.

[Paladin]

8. Ted Lieu for president. (nt)

[Gore1FL]

18. That would take an amendment. He isn't a natural-born citizen of the U.S.. nt

[lagomorph777]

13. In Risk Managemt terms, Jared Kushner's susceptibility to blackmail is no longer a risk.

It's an issue, i.e. a risk which has been realized as an actual current problem. We already know of at least four countries plotting to manipulate/blackmail him, and it appears that he has already taken an adverse foreign policy action (blockading our ally Qatar) because of his financial problems.

[debsy]

19. time to remove the traitors...

The LOT of them! It isn't just Kushner. It is the whole family.