Kushner Defends Taking $2 Billion Investment from Saudis

Jared Kushner “defended his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi,” CBS News reports.

“After Kushner left the White House, he started a private equity firm that received a reported $2 billion investment from the sovereign wealth fund controlled by Prince Mohammed, drawing scrutiny from Democrats.”

Said Kushner: “I know the person who I dealt with. I think he’s a visionary leader. I think what he’s done in that region is transformational.”

Of Khashoggi’s death, he added: “I understand why people, you know, are upset about that. I think that what happened there was absolutely horrific. But again, our job was to represent America, and to try to push forward things in America.”