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Joinfortmill

(14,417 posts)
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 10:42 AM Jun 2022

Jared Kushner tried 'washing his hands' of Trump after he lost -- but it came at a cost

Originally reported by the NYT: https://www.rawstory.com/jared-kushner-in-the-white-house-2657475371/

The following gives a new and interesting context to the testimony Jared/Ivanka gave to the Jan 6 Committee. (my words)

'Jared Kushner began mentally checking out of the White House shortly after his father-in-law's election loss, and his distance created an opening for conspiracy theorists and cranks to get close to the president.

Their decision to move on opened a vacuum around the president that was filled by conspiracy theorists like Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who relayed to Mr. Trump farcically false stories of dead voters, stuffed ballot boxes, corrupted voting machines and foreign plots..

Concluding that the president would not listen even to family members urging him to accept the results, Mr. Kushner told Mr. Trump that he would not be involved if Mr. Giuliani were in charge, according to people he confided in, effectively ceding the field to those who would try to overturn the election

To Mr. Kushner, his father-in-law’s decision to turn once again to Mr. Giuliani was a red flag,..As far as Mr. Kushner was concerned, Mr. Giuliani was an erratic schemer who had already gotten Mr. Trump impeached once because of his political intriguing in Ukraine... But instead of fighting Mr. Giuliani for Mr. Trump’s attention, Mr. Kushner opted out entirely, deciding it was time to focus on his own future, one that would no longer involve the White House.'






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Jared Kushner tried 'washing his hands' of Trump after he lost -- but it came at a cost (Original Post) Joinfortmill Jun 2022 OP
Sounds like they've fired up the whirlpool. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2022 #1
Dump Ivanka and go into witness protection, then have lots more plastic surgery. milestogo Jun 2022 #2
He left that cranky, man baby alone... Omnipresent Jun 2022 #3
Yeah, he got his $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, he can walk away from tfg. oregonjen Jun 2022 #4
"It came at a cost" to the nation, not to Kushner. zuul Jun 2022 #5
Yep, he figured all the efforts to get Trump a second term would fail tanyev Jun 2022 #7
Et tu, Jared? EarlG Jun 2022 #6
Aren't they in Miami waiting for their mansion to be built? Last I heard, they were living Frustratedlady Jun 2022 #8

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
1. Sounds like they've fired up the whirlpool.
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 10:45 AM
Jun 2022

Reputations will need some “washing up”.

I’m sure Maggie will have some stuff ready.

zuul

(14,624 posts)
5. "It came at a cost" to the nation, not to Kushner.
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 10:58 AM
Jun 2022

That motherfucker secured $2 billion from Mohammed Bone Saw. That's pretty lucrative.

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
7. Yep, he figured all the efforts to get Trump a second term would fail
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 11:49 AM
Jun 2022

so he used his remaining time in the seat of power to loot as much as he could.

EarlG

(21,947 posts)
6. Et tu, Jared?
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 11:06 AM
Jun 2022

So Kushner has picked today -- the day before the hearings -- to very publicly jump ship. Seems he very much does not want to be associated with what's about to come out.

Bailing out on the day before the hearings gives the rest of Trumpworld very little time to respond, especially since they are probably busy right now trying to figure out ways to counterprogram the hearings.

Did Ivanka even know this story was coming out...?

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
8. Aren't they in Miami waiting for their mansion to be built? Last I heard, they were living
Wed Jun 8, 2022, 03:16 PM
Jun 2022

in an apartment/condo that rents for $20K/month.

You sure don't see/hear much of them.

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