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Josh Kushner Wooed Saudi Investors Ahead of Jared’s Trip to Riyadh

HeadlineMar 22, 2019

Meanwhile, The New York Times is reporting Jared Kushner’s brother, Josh Kushner, traveled to Saudi Arabia in October 2017 seeking investors for his venture capital firm—just days before Jared Kushner also traveled to the kingdom to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on White House business. Government ethics lawyers say Josh Kushner’s visit posed a potential conflict of interest. It came just one week before the crown prince ordered Saudi police to arrest about 200 prominent businessmen and former officials—holding them captive in Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, where many later said they were tortured.

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