"I see some bad press in his future": Bannon ally hints damaging leaks are coming on Jared Kushner

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108. He's not winning a battle with Trump's family

But this is more than Bannon vs Kushner. It's Rebekha Mercer and her clan pursuing their agenda through Bannon. The Mercers have propped up Breitbart for years and be-friended both Bannon and Kellyann Conway. Jane Mayer reported in her story on the Mercers how Rebekha was recommending cabinet choices some, but not all, of whom were nominated and confirmed. The Mercers are the conduit through which Trump was introduced to "the crazies".

To Trump, the Mercers are "other people's money" for him to access and use. Using OPM is one of Trump's defining characteristics. The Mercers and their allies are only relevent to the extent they help make Trump popular, accepted and loved. Right now, nothing their man Bannon or girl Conway have done do that, in fact, the opposite, their schemes have made Trump more unpopular than ever. That makes the Mercer's and their allies disposable in Trumpworld.

OTOH, we have Kusher married to Ivanka who is her dad's closest advisor. They both seem very protective of the other, too. If Bannon/Mercers try to smear Kusher, it will not end well for them given Trump's devotion to Ivanka and Jared and his compulsion for revenge.