Jared Kushner asked for a bribe and received billions to sell U.S. foreign policy. That includes payments from UAE ruler Mohamed bin Zayed, who favored blowing up the JCPOA and funded the genocide in Sudan, and from bone-saw MBS. If he did it here, he’s doing it with Ukraine too.
This is the worst, most catastrophic corruption in American history period. We are in a period of immorality and horror that hasn’t been seen since slavery. The price for that was immense. And there will be a price to pay for this, as well. The Iran War is a part of this.
I would bet the house on this corrupt money somehow driving the foreign policy towards Iran that led to where we are today. Americans are dead. Iranian children are dead. Our bases are shattered. Our munitions are spent. Our Patriots are gone. We have increased the risk of a wider conflagration to a maximal degree. And for what?
To make Trump and Kushner money. Families with zero identifiable military service as far as I can tell. Appalling.
Looks like billionaires will stay and figure out a way to pay the tax. If we pass Prop 40, poor California kids can have healthcare.
Gavin, can you and Sergey Brin stop with your fear-mongering of a billionaire exodus?
Aside from the shocking substance of this story, what's amazing is how it was unearthed by Cole. The short version: The Russians were able to penetrate Jared Kushner's iPhone and extract screenshots and data. Then, a Russian intel official was captured by Dutch intelligence (!) and flipped. The Dutch believed Kushner may have been acting on behalf of Russia, so pursued him as an intel target and were able to get into his phone.
They did not find any evidence of Russian collusion, instead they watched him moving hundreds of millions of dollars from slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, one of them housed in Israel's central bank.
Incredible reporting, and if Democrats have any sense, they will pull on these threads and learn a lot more about this money.
The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. https://t.co/8AyV60gg1X
Elon is now threatening the United States Government if he is investigated after the midterms. You know what eliminates those threats? Seizing all of his assets, nationalizing SpaceX, and putting him on trial for treason against the United States and war crimes against Ukraine. If he wants to threaten with all his money, take away all his fucking money.
You see that @SenateDems@HouseDemocrats@SenSchumer@RepJeffries this is what you get when you choose billionaires and millionaires over people. If you tax them and you take their power away, we wouldn’t be in this mess of of a country. #TaxTheRich
🚨 OOPS: A Republican congressional candidate in Minnesota accidentally published what appears to be an AI prompt on his campaign website admitting Trump is “not popular” and instructing the campaign to avoid focusing on him. https://t.co/XVaaRxY4kw
BREAKING: Approximately 10 current & former Pentagon/natsec officials have quietly advised officials in 10 states + bipartisan lawmakers on prepping for possible Trump admin interference in the 2026 midterms (troops/ICE at polls, nullifying results over fraud claims).
Things are getting serious.
This is what happens when corruption goes unchecked. Politicians protect powerful friends, and shield the wealthy from accountability. Every time we let them get away with it, we reinforce their belief that they’re untouchable.#NoOneIsAboveTheLaw#Corruption
🚨 LEAKED AUDIO: Mike Rogers reveals he blocked the Epstein files to protect Epstein's friends:
“The court of public opinion would ruin their life for no reason... You don't want to hurt that person's career or reputation"
It's not just that Trump views bribery and corruption favorably: It's that he sees compromised public officials as leverageable assets for blackmail. Hegseth, Cuellar come to mind... Gutting the DOJ and FBI's anti-corruption teams concentrates his power.
Clyburn is compromised.
Punchbowl News: Chuck Schumer will fundraise for Angie Nixon
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is hosting a virtual fundraiser on Tuesday afternoon for Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon.
Link to article: https://t.co/H0f6xY0QPZ
BREAKING: Trump aides are preparing to impose financial penalties on millions of Americans in default on their federal student loans next year, per WashingtonSun.
The plans are unlikely to be announced before the midterm elections