Jared Kushner Pushes Back on Report That Spies Found Secret Transfers

According to a CBS News video report on the claims, Jared Kushner is pushing back after a Vanity Fair report claimed that Dutch and Russian spies who hacked his phone found hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers to secret bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

The CBS News summary states that the Vanity Fair report attributes the findings to Dutch and Russian spies who hacked Kushner's phone. As CBS News described the report, the transfers went to secret accounts in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and the summary describes the total as hundreds of millions of dollars. CBS News did not describe the reporting methods Vanity Fair used to reach these findings, and its summary does not say how the transfers were identified or traced.

The sources differ on the size of the amount. The headline of the same CBS News video page refers to billions in a secret UAE fund, while its summary describes hundreds of millions of dollars in transfers to accounts in the UAE and Israel. CBS News did not reconcile the two figures, and the summary does not say whether the money was held in a single fund or in several accounts.

CBS News reported that Kushner is pushing back against the claims, but its summary does not describe the content of his response. The summary also does not say whether he disputes that the phone was hacked, that the transfers occurred, or both.

This account relies only on the headline and summary of the CBS News video page, which describe a Vanity Fair report. The Vanity Fair report itself is not among the materials used for this story, and the CBS News summary does not say whether any other outlet or official has confirmed the claims.

Sources: CBS News: Jared Kushner phone hack found billions in secret UAE fund, report claims.