The foreign emoluments clause 'definitely applies to Jared Kushner,' Richard Painter said.
A report that a company partially owned by senior White House adviser Jared Kushner received millions in investments from an unknown overseas source is reason to investigate whether he violated the emoluments clause, an ex-chief ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush opined.
The foreign investors in Cadre through Goldman Sachs were not disclosed or required to be revealed, but two sources toldthat some money to the Cayman Islands vehicle came from another overseas tax haven and about $1 million came from Saudi Arabia.on Monday."If it's foreign government money, sovereign wealth funds and it's going to his business, then he's in violation of the emoluments clause.
Jared Kushner is seen at the Royal Court after President Donald Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. Foreign investments to Cadre, a company partially owned by Kushner, should be reason to investigate possible foreign emoluments, former White House ethics chief Richard Painter said.The emoluments clause—a provision of the U.S.
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