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What you need to know about Jared Kushner's ties to Russia. (Thomas Johnson/Washington Post)
About Sergey Gorkov, one of characters tangled up in Jared's “Russian contacts” web, as reported by U.S. News and World Report today:
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On Thursday night, The Washington Post reported the investigation also includes Kushner's financial dealings, citing unnamed officials.
The meeting with Gorkov, who heads the Vnesheconombank, or VEB, is of particular interest. While the White House says the meeting took place as part of Kushner's diplomatic duties as the primary contact within Trump's presidential transition operation after the election, VEB executives said the meeting was related to Kushner's family real estate company, specifically as Kushner was seeking financing for the development of the 666 Fifth Avenue property he paid $1.8 billion for in 2007.
The discrepancy between the accounts raises the question of whether Kushner has maintained proper distance between his work as a member of Trump's administration and his private business. [...]
The kicker is …
The Russian bank, Vnesheconombank, which has been the subject of U.S. sanctions following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, has said the session was held for business reasons because of Kushner’s role as head of his family’s real estate company.
The meeting occurred as Kushner’s company was seeking financing for its troubled $1.8 billion purchase of an office building on Fifth Avenue in New York, and it could raise questions about whether Kushner’s personal financial interests were colliding with his impending role as a public official.
Well when you have more money problems, than respect for U.S. declared Sanctions — who you gonna call? … The U.S. Embassy … to float you a mega-loan?
Hah! Not hardly.
That’s not your family’s WAY. No you go to the source — of mega-oligarchs looking to invest overseas.
Afterall, all your own mega-billion-investment interests aren’t going to take care of themselves …
Anymore than they are going to take care of their own self-divestiture … (ie. jump to the SOLD pile, by omosis).
If you believe THAT (self-divestiture myth) — man, has Jared got a high-end Condo to sell you!
Bargain rates … seeing as to how there is now an urgent need to clear out “the excess inventory”.
Where is that secure-line of Russian Oligarchs on speed-dial, when you need it? Eh Jay-red?