“The private-equity industry is pressing members of Congress and senior Trump administration officials, including President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to help them gain access to billions of dollars of stimulus funds to protect their riskier investments,” the Washington Post reports.
“The rush of behind-the-scenes jockeying by the powerful financial sector has raised the prospect that an industry often known for slashing workforces could tap into the program designed as a life raft for small businesses.”
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