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- Tuesday featured an avalanche of negative developments for Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser.
- His security clearance got downgraded.
- He appeared to break the law.
- Foreign governments are reportedly trying to manipulate him.
- And his right-hand man announced he is leaving the White House.
Here was Jared Kushner’s Tuesday afternoon: He saw his security clearance get downgraded after months of pressure for the White House to pull his access to top-secret intelligence. He appeared to violate the campaign law known as the Hatch Act. He watched his right-hand man and press aide Josh Raffel announce his departure from the White House.
Here was his evening: The Washington Post reported foreign governments from at least four countries — the United Arab Emirates, China, Israel, and Mexico — privately discussed ways they could manipulate Kushner, a senior White House adviser and Trump’s son-in-law, through his business arrangements.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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