Why Isn’t Jared Kushner’s Saudi Payment a Big Scandal?

David Corn: “It’s damn hard to not see the $2 billion investment as either a payoff for past services rendered or a preemptive bribe should Trump manage to regain the White House. And it could be both.”

“It’s a wonder that the disclosure of this deal hasn’t created more of a fuss and prompted congressional investigations. (Imagine what Republicans and Fox News would be doing if Hunter Biden received $2 billion from a Ukrainian government leader who was responsible for the gruesome murder of an American resident.)”

“A 10-figure payment to a relative of a former president who is essentially the current (though undeclared) GOP frontrunner in the 2024 contest and possibly the next inhabitant of the White House is a major scandal.”

The Nation: Kushner’s Saudi side-hustle merits a full-on criminal inquiry.

Republican Accountability Project: “This is what Republicans should have said about Jared Kushner’s Saudi deal.”