Trump expresses 'total confidence' in Kushner
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Source: Politico
By POLITICO STAFF 05/28/2017 10:38 PM EDT
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he had "total confidence" in Jared Kushner, his embattled son-in-law, in a statement published by the New York Times.
Jared is doing a great job for the country," the president was quoted as saying. "I have total confidence in him. He is respected by virtually everyone and is working on programs that will save our country billions of dollars. "In addition to that, and perhaps more importantly, he is a very good person.
The statement appeared in an article headlined "Kushner's relationship with Trump tested as Russia accusations swirl."
Kushner, a vital part of his Trump administration from the git-go, has been under fire because of reports that he attempted before Trump was sworn in to establish back-channel connections with Russia that were meant to be obscured from public view. The controversy immediately became just one more part of the ongoing Russia scandals that have plagued Trump's presidency.
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Trump Says He Has Total Confidence In Kushner As His Star Fades At WH
By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published MAY 29, 2017 9:45 AM
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Jared is doing a great job for the country, Trump [link:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/us/kushner-trump-relationship-russia-investigation.html?hp&acti&pgtypeHomepage&clickSourcestory-heading&modulefirst-column-region®iontop-news&WT.navtop-news&_r1said in a statement] to the New York Times. I have total confidence in him. He is respected by virtually everyone and is working on programs that will save our country billions of dollars. In addition to that, and perhaps more importantly, he is a very good person.
Yet despite Trumps public display of support for Kushner, the President has become increasingly unhappy with Kushner, according to the New York Times. Trump was not pleased when Kushners sister pitched EB-5 visas to potential Chinese investors, the Times reported. And the President recently told Kushner to quit pushing for the ouster of Steve Bannon, another top advisor with whom Kushner has constantly butted heads, per the Times.
NBC News [link:http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/kushner-lying-low-after-russia-related-reports-source-says-n765686reported] Monday morning that some in the White House have suggested Kushner lay low after a flood of reports on Kushners contacts with Russian officials before Trump took office. The Washington Post reported earlier in the weekend that some White House aides have discussed that Kushner should have a diminished role in the administration.
Over the past week, the White House has been hit with several news reports about Kushners contacts with Russian officials, as well as reports that Kushner is now a subject in the FBIs Russia probe. Kushner reportedly asked the Russians to establish a secret communications channel with the Trump team through the Russian embassy.
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One harrowing story — involving Joan Beverly, a probation agent who was named in a lawsuit brought by JK2 Westminster for $3,810.16 — epitomizes the way Kushner’s real estate empire has treated its tenants.
In 2010, Beverly’s daughter had moved out of a unit she rented months before her lease was up. Two years later Kushner Companies bought the complex she had lived in, assuming the debt that was owed. Kushner Companies sued Beverly for several months of rent, plus $1,000 in repair costs and a $10 fine for failing to return a laundry room card, according to the story co-published by the Times and ProPublica.
Beverly was dealing with pancreatic cancer at the time, which caused extreme financial stress because she was not able to work. In the suit, Beverly submitted evidence showing financial hardship, but JK2 Westminster persisted with its case regardless. The Baltimore County District Court eventually found in favor of Kushner’s company with a total judgment of $5,500 against Beverly.
She died two weeks later. The case is still pending in court, New York Time Magazine reported. While JK2 Westminster no longer exists as a corporate entity, the Kushner Companies is still the owner of that complex — and though he has stepped down as CEO, Jared Kushner is still connected to his family’s real estate holdings and fortunes.
FM123
will probably stoke this fire a bit more soon. 
kushner is going under the bus, soon....
"total confidence" BS, sure sign. Ivanka made him say that....you don't want to make ivanka mad, donald"
