Kushner's lawyer says Vanity Fair showed no sign of verifying the claims
Chad MizelleLawyer for Jared Kushner, posting on X
Chad Mizelle, a lawyer for Kushner, writes on X that his team has seen no indication that Vanity Fair independently verified the allegations before publishing them, and posts a letter putting the magazine and Condé Nast on notice.
“We have seen no indication that Vanity Fair conducted any independent verification of these claims before publishing them.”
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Vanity Fair book excerpt says Jared Kushner had access to Gulf-funded accounts; Kushner calls the claims 'completely insane'
On October 22, 2026, Vanity Fair published an excerpt from Matthew Cole's book Princes and Thieves alleging that Dutch intelligence watched Jared Kushner's phone screen during Trump's first term and saw him log in to a UAE bank account, and that the leaders of the UAE and Saudi Arabia put at least $2 billion into accounts for him. Kushner called the allegations completely insane and said they never happened, and his lawyers threatened legal action.
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Kushner's lawyer posts the letter sent to Condé Nast, says the author has produced no bank records, and asks Vanity Fair to say whether it independently verified the allegations.
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Mizelle writes that Kushner's lawyers formally put Vanity Fair and Condé Nast on notice about what he calls false and defamatory allegations, and that the author has failed to produce a bank statement, wire transfer record or account number supporting them.
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He calls on Vanity Fair to clarify publicly whether it independently verified the allegations, and writes that the lawyers have demanded that the magazine remove the article and preserve its records.
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The case concerns the excerpt's allegation that Kushner had access to accounts funded by Gulf rulers. Mizelle calls the allegations false and disputes the reporting behind them, saying the magazine did not verify them, which is a challenge to how Kushner's conduct is characterized.
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