Kushner Denies Report of Access to Alleged Middle Eastern Funds in Upcoming Book
An excerpt from an upcoming book claims Jared Kushner had access to alleged Middle Eastern funds during his time as a senior White House adviser in the first Trump administration, and Kushner denies the accusations.
CBS News reported Friday that an excerpt from an upcoming book claims Jared Kushner had access to alleged Middle Eastern slush funds while he served as a senior White House adviser during the first Trump administration.
Kushner and his legal team deny the accusations, according to the same CBS News report. The denial, as the summary presents it, is the only response from Kushner that the report describes. The report's headline refers to a response by Kushner to a report involving a phone, spies and a transfer, but the summary available for this account does not explain how those elements relate to the alleged funds.
The summary does not identify the book by title or name its author, and it does not describe the amounts, sources or recipients of the funds referred to in the excerpt. It also does not state when the book is scheduled to be published.
The first Trump administration is the only timeframe the summary gives for Kushner's role, which it describes as senior White House adviser. The summary does not specify his duties during that service, nor does it say whether the excerpt's account has been independently confirmed.
Because the material available for this story consists of a single CBS News summary, the account of the book's contents and Kushner's denial rest on that outlet's description. No additional reporting from other outlets was included in the material used for this account, and no further response from a publisher or other officials was reported in it.
Readers seeking fuller details of the excerpt's claims should consult the original CBS News report, which is the source for every fact in this story.
Sources: CBS News: Kushner pushes back on report involving phone, spies, transfer.