"Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, is leading U.S. diplomatic efforts with Iran while engaged in a lucrative, ongoing, multi-billion-dollar business relationship with the Saudi government.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"Critics argue the situation creates potential conflicts of interest, suggesting foreign governments may feel pressure to do business with the president’s family. ...

Jared Kushner is seeking to raise billions for his private equity firm while also serving as a key Middle East envoy for Donald Trump."

#JaredKushner #DonaldTrumpJr #EricTrump #Trump #corruption #SaudiArabia #Iran #AffiinityPartners #media #ConflictofInterest
/7

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"He has reportedly been meeting with foreign investors, including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, despite previously saying he would avoid fundraising during Trump’s second term."

#JaredKushner #DonaldTrumpJr #EricTrump #Trump #corruption #SaudiArabia #Iran #AffiinityPartners #media #ConflictofInterest
/8

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

Political Humor posts "Iran's new Lego viral video," noting that it "exposes how Trump manipulates the oil/stock market with his tweets to enrich himself through insider trading."

#Trump #Iran #war #markets #StockMarket #InsiderTrading #corruption
/9

https://politicalhumor.substack.com/p/irans-new-lego-viral-video-exposes

[the5thcolumnist@ottawa.place]

@wdlindsy

This might be an issue if conflict of interest or the rule of law mattered in the American autocracy

[hakona@im.alstadheim.no]

@wdlindsy Selling protection, like sr. always dreamed about doing. Not satisfied running laundromats.

[3dogcouch@mas.to]

@wdlindsy holy shit

[netscapenavigator@social.vivaldi.net]

@wdlindsy

Speaking as an American, living in the United States, we are fed up with these senseless immoral wars that just make the wealthy wealthier. We used to fight for moral reasons and now, we send people to die so someone can have another yacht and a fourth home. We always have money for these meaningless wars, but not a dime to help, we the people.

[pinchy63@ottawa.place]

@wdlindsy
Never really liked rap until these came out.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

"The Financial Times had a bombshell report earlier this month that a broker for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to buy defense funds ahead of the war in Iran."

~ Garrett M. Graff

#Trump #Hegseth #war #Iran #profiteering #corruption #InsiderTrading
/10

https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-trump-scandals-you-ve-probably-missed

[proscience@toot.community]

@wdlindsy

Who in the US is documenting all the crimes including corruption for the future trials to come?

(It's a rhetorical question, ofc.)

[pettet8@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy and everyone is watching it in the USA and does nothing.. he gets away with it including his consorts...

[pettet8@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy does not surprise me and no one does anything ..

[pettet8@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy of course even a 5th grader see's that... it's so obvious...

[raindrops_and_roses@mastodon.social]

@wdlindsy @connynasch I feel sad for the Lego piece that was sacrificed to play him. But good times.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@raindrops_and_roses @connynasch

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@Pettet8 At least, those with power to stop it do nothing. Many of us who don't have that level of power are pushing in every way we know to push.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@proscience I am hoping and feel confident that there are many who are creating very good documentation.

[wdlindsy@toad.social]

@the5thColumnist Though it appears not to matter to those with the power to make a difference right now, many of us who do not have that level of power are watching, chronicling, and when the winds change — as they will in time — many of us will act as aggressively as possible.

[proscience@toot.community]

@wdlindsy

I fear that too few are doing it, and bizarrely, too few Dems are vocal about it as well.

I do hope I'm wrong.

[mxchara@seattle.pink]

@wdlindsy oh if only those pesky interests wouldn't fight with each other, then "conflict of interest" wouldn't ever be a problem! I joke, but that really does seem to be the currently accepted approach to analyzing a person's conflicts of interest: if they're working for the government and doing business at the same time, it's fine so long as the obvious conflicts of interest are classified as "potential". Jared Kushner might be the Second Coming for all we know! then all of his interests would be harmonious, presumably