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Just FYI, Kushner's actions are pretty clearly unconstitutional: https://t.co/bNHGVi9ZxU

Pretty much every article about the Putin-Kushner-Witkoff summit in Moscow yesterday fails to mention that Kushner is simultaneously accepting tens of millions in annual payments from the Saudis and other foreign governments. Seems like a key detail!

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7. Prior to Trump’s victory in 2024, Kushner pledged to have no foreign policy or other role in a second Trump administration. He used this promise to wave away concerns about Affinity Partners being used as a vehicle for foreign influence.

6. The 28-point peace plan drafted with Kushner’s assistance includes a key priority of the Saudi government. The Saudis own, in full or in part, several Ukrainian agricultural firms. As a result, the transport of agricultural goods from Ukraine through the Black Sea is a top

5. The Saudi government pays Kushner 1.25% of its $2B investment, or $25 million annually. Other governments pay 2%. As of September 2024, Kushner had collected $157 million in fees, mainly from Middle Eastern governments.

4. As a de facto SGE, the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution prohibits Kushner from accepting “any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” https://t.co/bNHGVi9ZxU

3. Kushner is engaged in activities that can ONLY be conducted by government officials. The Logan Act bars private citizens from engaging in negotiations w/foreign governments w/o authorization. Kushner is acting under Trump’s direction, and that creates a host of legal issues.

2. Kushner is trying to evade legal restrictions by not accepting a formal role in the administration. But the DOJ is clear: It's not what you SAY, it's what you DO Kushner is acting like a Special Government Employee so legally, he's a SGE

1. Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal. You cannot accept millions from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct diplomacy for the U.S. It's right in the Constitution. https://t.co/bNHGVi9ZxU

As Jared Kushner prepares to meet with Putin today on behalf of Trump, REMEMBER: After taking billions from the Saudis and other foreign governments, Kushner explicitly said he would not have a foreign policy role in this administration. https://t.co/UblDJnqEUw

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7. On October 20, the United States produced a 28-point “Trump plan” which was less a peace plan than a laundry list of Russian demands. Reuters reported that the Trump proposal, created by Witkoff, was based on “a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in

6. A transcript of an October 14 phone call leaked last week to Bloomberg News revealed that Witkoff has been coaching his Russian counterpart, Yuri Ushakov, and advised him on how to undermine an upcoming call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

5. Blavatnik claims to have divested from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, selling a valuable stake in an aluminum business he owned with Veksberg. Nevertheless, British politicians have faced criticism for accepting donations from Blavatnik in light of the Ukrainian

4. Vekslberg reportedly has "close ties" to Putin. Based on his connections to the Putin regime, Blavatnik was sanctioned by Ukraine in December 2023 for at least 10 years. https://t.co/E4mRNLK8RC

3. Blavatnik made his fortune investing in Russia alongside sanctioned Russian oligarch Victor Vekselberg. Blavatnik and Vekslberg bought a stake in the Russian oil company TNK, which they sold in 2017, netting Blavatnik $7 billion. Blavatnik and Vekslberg also co-invested in

2. Witkoff's Form 278e, quietly posted to the White House website in September, reveals he maintains ownership of WG 76 11th LLC. That is the entity Witkoff is using to sell ultra-luxury condos at One High Line in partnership with Blavatnik.

1. Steve Witkoff, Trump's negotiator for a peace deal in Ukraine, has an active financial partnership w/Len Blavatnik, a Ukrainian-sanctioned billionaire. Witkoff & Blavatnik are co-developing luxury condos in NYC. https://t.co/E4mRNLK8RC

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