FormerĀ ObamaĀ deputy national security adviserĀ Ben RhodesĀ saidĀ President Trumpā€™sĀ son-in-lawĀ Jared KushnerĀ engaged in a ā€œlevel of corruption that weā€™ve just never seenā€ when talking about his firmā€™s recent investments overseas.

Rhodes said that Kushner engaged in corruption when asked about The New York Timesā€™s recent reporting that detailed that 99 percent of his investment fundā€™s moneyĀ came from foreign sources. The outlet also reported Kushner is working on developing hotels in the Balkans, specifically in Serbia and Albania, and noted that the firm has taken money from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

ā€œI mean, look, this is not subtle corruption that weā€™re looking at,ā€ Rhodes told MSNBCā€™s Alex Wagner during his Wednesday appearance on ā€œAlex Wagner Tonight.ā€

ā€œThis is a guy, Jared Kushner, who had no expertise, no qualification whatsoever to be in the White House while he was there. He made it his account to work in the Gulf Arab states. He basically helped lead the cover-up for [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud]. Get him in from the cold after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.ā€

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        7 months ago

        Yeah, was on the fence about needing the /s or not. Would have thought herp derp was enough

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          7 months ago

          Thatā€™s what gave it away to me but given the state of consensus reality these days sarcasm and irony have taken really big hits

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          Iā€™m guessing you got all those downvotes because people noped out and made assumptions before finishing the wall of text. It never hurts to have the /s these days.

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      7 months ago

      What, the herp derp wasnā€™t enough? I was mocking the brain dead thought process that will be used to dismiss this story