The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating whether Jared Kushner used his position as senior adviser in the Trump administration to secure a $2 billion investment from a Saudi Arabian wealth fund.
Kushner formed a private equity firmwhere he had oversight over Middle Eastern diplomacy and developed an unusually close relationship with Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader. Rep. Carolyn Maloney , leader of the committee, sent Kushner an eight-page letter requiring that he provide documents related to the Saudi fund’s investment in his firm within two weeks.
Maloney also asked for personal communications between Kushner and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In the letter, Maloney specified that the committee is investigating whether Kushner’s own financial interests influenced his foreign policy decisions while he worked in the White House and wrote that there is “the appearance of a quid pro quo for your foreign policy work.” The committee is examining whether the U.S.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
BTS Visits White House to Discuss Combating Hate Crime SurgeK-Pop sensation BTS is visiting the White House to discuss combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans with President Joe Biden. Its appearance Tuesday brought superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic. Band members J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her daily briefing with reporters on the final day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The band said it was “devastated by the recent surge” of crime and intolerance against Asian Americans. It has a closed-door, Oval Office meeting with Biden later Tuesday.
Weiterlesen »
BTS Delivers Powerful Message Against Asian-Targeted Hate Crimes at White House Press Briefing.bts_twt visited the White House to share a heartfelt testimony against the devastating rise of Asian-targeted hate crimes in the U.S.
Weiterlesen »
White House proclamation marks 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, And Intersex Pride Month, 2022'It's meant to focus on the 'progress we have made as a Nation in the fight for justice, inclusion, and equality' and is meant to 'celebrate generations of LGBTQI+ people who have fought to make the possibilities of our Nation real for every American.'
Weiterlesen »
Alaska Native candidates for US House talk land into trust, climate changeOf the 48 candidates vying to temporarily represent Alaska in the U.S. House, at least four are Alaska Native. All were invited to a virtual Meet the Candidates Native Issues Forum hosted by Tlingit and Haida last week.
Weiterlesen »