Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump enjoy anextraordinary degree of power. Since taking to the stage in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, the glamorous alpha couple of American politics haveraised eyebrows with their dizzying ascent, sparking allegations of nepotismand corruption in the Trump empire. Now closely involved in the day-to-dayrunning of the White House, they seek to present themselves as the voices ofreason restraining the impulsive President from his worst excesses. In Kushner,Inc., bestselling investigative journalist Vicky Ward looks behind thatdiplomatic façade and suggests that their approach is more similar to Trump'sthan it first appears. Like him, they are disdainful of rules, laws and ethics.Like him, they are driven by ignorance, arrogance and an insatiable lust forpower. And, crucially, like him, they pursue a personal agenda that will haveprofound consequences for American democracy. In this gripping exposé, Ward charts Jaredand Ivanka's journey from the Ivy League through big business into powerfulpositions in the White House, exploring the dark secrets that lie behind theties of family loyalty. From perceived conflicts of interest to misuse ofpersonal email accounts and unexplained meetings with Russian officials, thisriveting portrait cuts to the heart of two of the most influential figures inUS politics today. Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Notice......Page 4 Dedication......Page 5 Prologue: America’s Prince and Princess......Page 6 Chapter One: Rules Are Dangerous......Page 9 Chapter Two: The Tuesday Beatings......Page 18 Chapter Three: Family First......Page 29 Chapter Four: She’s Got the Biggest Set of Balls in the Room......Page 37 Chapter Five: The Tower of Debt......Page 48 Chapter Six: The Conversion......Page 55 Chapter Seven: “They Are Like Robots”......Page 65 Chapter Eight: A Most Convenient Candidate......Page 75 Chapter Nine: Making New Friends......Page 85 Chapter Ten: Is This That Bad?......Page 94 Chapter Eleven: Kushner’s Disappearing Act......Page 107 Chapter Twelve: The Secretary of Everything......Page 127 Chapter Thirteen: The Anbang Bang......Page 144 Chapter Fourteen: St. Rex......Page 148 Chapter Fifteen: He’ll Take Anything......Page 161 Chapter Sixteen: The Shock Felt Around the World......Page 166 Chapter Seventeen: “That Would Be a Felony”......Page 175 Chapter Eighteen: First Family......Page 185 Chapter Nineteen: The Newspaper Industry Is Out to Get Me......Page 196 Chapter Twenty: Trump Is Different and I’m Different......Page 200 Chapter Twenty-One: The Passover Revelation......Page 211 Chapter Twenty-Two: The Double-Dipper......Page 214 Chapter Twenty-Three: Charlie Barks and Bites......Page 221 Chapter Twenty-Four: Prison Reform, Mommygrams, and NAFTA......Page 227 Chapter Twenty-Five: Mr. Bone Saw and the Real Estate Agent......Page 235 Epilogue: The Selfie President......Page 240 Acknowledgments......Page 244 Notes......Page 246 Index......Page 286 Also by Vicky Ward......Page 299 About the Author......Page 300 Newsletter Sign-up......Page 302 Copyright......Page 305 Leere Seite......Page 1