Jared Kushner Disputes CNN Report

CNN reported that Jared Kushner, a key Trump administration envoy on Middle East and Gaza talks, had his private equity firm invested in an Israeli financial company with holdings in suppliers to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Kushner was serving as an unpaid outside adviser, so he did not face the same financial disclosure review as a formal government employee. Critics and lawmakers had already questioned his dual role, including a March White House letter from Rep. Robert Garcia and Sen. Ron Wyden. Kushner called the story deeply misleading. He said Phoenix is not a defense company, Affinity’s stake was public and earlier, and Affinity does not own the defense firms named. The dispute now turns on whether his diplomacy created or benefited from a financial conflict.