President/King Kushner to escape subpoena with Shlomo buy

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We have here two stories:  the first story is about members of Congress wanting to subpoena President/King Kushner because of his shady Saudi dealings, and the second story is about President/King Kushner investing Saudi money in Shlomo, a company in Israhell.

We can be sure that Congress will never investigate President/King Kushner if he is taking Saudi money and giving it to Israhell.   

Democrats Demand Subpoena on Jared Kushner's Shady Saudi Connections
House Oversight Democrats are demanding a subpoena of Jared Kushner's Saudi-backed private equity fund.
https://newrepublic.com/post/175322/democrats-raskin-letter-subpoena-jared-kushner-affinity-partners

Democrats are pushing for a subpoena of Jared Kushner's Saudi-backed investment firm.

Representative Jamie Raskin, ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, on Thursday sent a letter to Chairman James Comer about Kushner, former President Trump's son-in-law, and his work with Affinity Partners. Kushner founded the firm six months after leaving the White House, thanks in large part to hefty investments from the Saudi government and other Gulf nations.

The whole thing reeks so badly of corruption that even Comer earlier this month said Kushner "crossed the line of ethics" by accepting $2 billion from Saudi's sovereign wealth fund, which is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Raskin is demanding Affinity Partners be subpoenaed for records that committee Democrats have been after for more than a year. And he's reminding Comer about his own skepticism of what Kushner has done.

"I am encouraged by your recent acknowledgment that 'what Kushner did crossed the line of ethics' and your repeated assertions that our Committee is 'investigating foreign nationals' attempts to target and coerce high-ranking U.S. officials' family members by providing money or other benefits in exchange for certain actions,'" Raskin wrote in his letter. "In light of these concerns, I urge you to pursue a serious and objective investigation by issuing a subpoena to Affinity."

Raskin noted his February request to Affinity for documents "regarding its receipt of billions of dollars from Gulf monarchies shortly after Mr. Kushner left a senior White House position he used to reshape U.S. foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in Saudi Arabia's favor—a request you have thus far allowed Mr. Kushner to ignore and defy."

There's already plenty of evidence about why Kushner's work is so troubling.

A report from The Intercept during the Trump years found that MBS bragged about having Kushner "in his pocket." Kushner was also deeply involved in a $110 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia in 2017, according to reporting from The New York Times. And, of course, his father-in-law is the Republican Party's front-runner for 2024—meaning Kushner could be making similar deals again soon.

While a lot of Raskin's letter is focused on Saudi Arabia, other Gulf Nations are also closely involved with Kushner's private equity firm. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar invested about $200 million each in Affinity.




Kushner's Saudi-Backed Affinity Fund to Invest in Israeli Shlomo Group
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/business-economy/kushners-saudi-backed-affinity-fund-to-invest-in-israeli-shlomo-group/2023/09/06/

Jared Kushner's Miami-based Affinity Partners investment fund has signed an agreement to spend NIS 570 million on a 15 percent stake in Israeli Shlomo Group's automotive and credit business.

The Saudi Wealth Fund invested $2 billion in the firm formed by Kushner in 2021 after he left the White House, where he served as a senior advisor to his father-in-law, then-President Donald Trump.

Saudi Arabia has approved the investment in the Israeli firm. Shlomo Group is valued at NIS 3.8 billion.

Under the contract, a new Shlomo Group-Affinity Partners subsidiary is to be formed to incorporate leasing, rental, sales, and credit activities. Affinity Partners will appoint a director and an observer to the new subsidiary's board of directors.

"This is a significant and strategic step and is a historic landmark in the group's international activities and a tremendous potential for adding value, in particular in the areas of rental, leasing and credit," Shlomo Group chairman Asi Shmeltzer said in a statement published by Globes.

"The entry of an investor of strategic value, such as the Affinity Fund, will help us expand our ties for businesses and find new economic opportunities for the group's companies in the Middle East, the US, and other countries," he added.

"We are confident in the long-term growth forecast for Israel and the entire new Middle East. Shlomo Group's historical growth has been solid, and its future holds many exciting opportunities," Kushner added.