The grift seems to go well beyond the planes.
How much money has the UAE contributed to Mr Kushner's private equity Affinity fund? (March 2026)
... In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) reportedly urged President Trump to attack Iran. Iran is a top regional rival of Saudi Arabia, and MBS had become concerned about Iran's growing military capabilities.
The lobbying campaign achieved success on Saturday, when Trump announced he had begun "major combat operations in Iran." Trump launched a war even though U.S. intelligence assessed that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States. In June 2025, Trump publicly declared that more limited strikes "completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability."
MBS's influence with Trump has grown as the Saudi government has invested billions in projects that personally enrich Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Despite the glaring conflicts-of-interest, Trump installed Kushner as a top negotiator with Iranian officials. Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff participated in a mediation session with their Iranian counterparts in Geneva on Thursday, billed as a last-ditch effort to avoid war.
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) is the largest investor in Jared Kushner's private equity fund, Affinity Partners. PIF invested $2 billion in Affinity Partners in 2021, even though the PIF committee that screens investments recommended rejecting Kushner's proposal, citing "inexperience" and "excessive" fees. The committee's recommendation was overruled by MBS, who heads PIF's Board of Directors.
PIF pays Kushner 1.25% of its investment, or $25 million, annually. The Senate Finance Committee estimates that Kushner will be paid $137 million in management fees from PIF by August 2026. Further, in September 2025, PIF, Affinity Partners, and others jointly acquired Electronic Arts, the publisher of iconic video games like The Sims and Madden NFL, for $55 billion. The deal, which is the largest leveraged buyout in history, will likely be very lucrative for Kushner.
After raising billions for the Saudis and other foreign governments, Kushner dismissed concerns about conflicts of interest, pledging he would not be involved in Trump's second term. In February 2024, Axios' Dan Primack asked Kushner whether his business relationship with foreign governments would make it "very difficult ... to do any sort of foreign policy work" moving forward. "I'm an investor now," Kushner replied. "I served in government, and I think my track record is pretty impeccable. Now I'm a private investor." ...
Dan,
"despite the fact the issue was put before the voters."
There are problems with this election with cases currently going to the Supreme Court.
Start with the ballot language itself that was written by Democrats.
Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?
That wording isn't neutral.
It tells voters the change would "restore fairness" instead of letting them decide whether anything needed fixed in the first place.
And this wasn't even a major public issue in the last election. It became one when redistricting was put on the table.
So yes, it was "put before the voters" but framed to lead them.
When Governor Spanberger was asked about it, she said Virginia's effort was "following similar initiatives in Texas and California."
Virginia followed Texas, just like she admits.