Overview
- Rep. Jamie Raskin opened the House Judiciary inquiry Friday, alleging a “glaring and incurable” conflict between Jared Kushner’s peace envoy work and his privately run investment firm.
- Raskin’s letter demands communications with Saudi, Emirati, Qatari and Israeli officials, full investor lists for Affinity Partners, and Kushner’s White House contacts, with an April 30 deadline to produce records.
- Kushner has been serving as an informal, unpaid advisor on negotiations touching Ukraine–Russia, Israel–Hamas and U.S.–Iran talks while simultaneously leading Affinity Partners.
- Raskin cites reporting that Affinity took about $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and says the firm manages roughly $6.16 billion with the vast majority from foreign investors.
- Affinity says Kushner has followed the law and is not raising new funds, the White House defends his service, and Raskin acknowledges Republicans control subpoenas as he targets potential bribery, conflict-of-interest and foreign-agent violations.