Kim Wehle says Kushner's role in government poses extremely grave concerns
Kim WehleLaw professor and legal analyst, writing in her newsletter
Kim Wehle writes that whether or not all of the book's allegations are true, Kushner's role in government poses extremely grave concerns, and that investigating his activity should be a priority if Democrats win one or both chambers of Congress.
“Whether or not the book's allegations are all true, for American democracy, Kushner's role in government poses extremely grave concerns.”
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Where this statement fits
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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Kim Wehle writes about the excerpt's allegations and the oversight questions she says Kushner's government role raises.
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Wehle writes that Kushner exercised enormous power during the first Trump administration without Senate confirmation while evading the basic statutory oversight that applies to federal employees.
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She writes that if Democrats take over one or both houses of Congress on November 3, investigating Kushner's activity on behalf of the United States should be a priority.
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The case concerns the excerpt's allegation that Kushner had access to accounts funded by Gulf rulers. Wehle does not decide whether each allegation is true, but she says his role raises grave concerns and that Congress should investigate his activity, which condemns the conduct the book describes.
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