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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-laws 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. Trumps 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.'
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Reputations will need some washing up.
Im sure Maggie will have some stuff ready.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)That's for starters.
Omnipresent
(5,707 posts)Because he was tired of his Shit show.
oregonjen
(3,335 posts)zuul
(14,624 posts)That motherfucker secured $2 billion from Mohammed Bone Saw. That's pretty lucrative.
tanyev
(42,552 posts)so he used his remaining time in the seat of power to loot as much as he could.
EarlG
(21,947 posts)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)in an apartment/condo that rents for $20K/month.
You sure don't see/hear much of them.