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Rowe, R. (2026, October 8). Kushner pushes back against accusations of improper business dealings: ‘My own fact check’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/4759438/kushner-fact-check-invest-political-influence-accusation-business-israeli-financial-institution/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-08 · by Rena Rowe

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Jared Kushner responded to allegations of improper business dealings made by The New Yorker, asserting that the article's claims are misleading. He published a detailed rebuttal disputing suggestions that foreign investors sought political influence through his business dealings before he returned to government service and challenged evidence cited as proof of such intentions. Additionally, Kushner criticized CNN for reporting on his Middle East work in connection with Israeli company investments without providing full context, clarifying that the financial institution involved does not manage defense contracts but rather large-scale investment funds similar to U.S. firms like Fidelity or Vanguard.
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Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a key Middle East negotiator, has responded to allegations of improper business dealings published by The New Yorker. In a lengthy rebuttal on his personal website, Kushner accused the article of relying on misleading claims and failing to consider documents that contradict its conclusions. Specifically, he challenged the suggestion that foreign investors in his private equity fund in 2021 were seeking influence over the U.S. government, noting these investments occurred two years before any relevant negotiations took place. The New Yorker has not yet responded to Kushner's criticisms. Despite this pushback, Kushner could face congressional hearings in the coming months as scrutiny continues around his business activities during and after his time in government service.

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Rena Rowe
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CNN Israeli Phoenix The New Yorker U.S.

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Kushner PERSON · 14× Phoenix GPE · 5× CNN ORG · 3× Israeli NORP · 3× Trump ORG · 3× Affinity ORG · 2× Democrats NORP · 2× The New Yorker ORG · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Jared Kushner PERSON · 1×

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“This is another example of a troubling journalistic practice: use a sensational headline that implies wrongdoing, while placing the underlying reporting, and the important facts that substantially qualify the headline behind a paywall,” Kushner wrote of the CNN article.
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🔮 Despite Kushner’s effort to quell the allegations, he could face a congressional hearing in the coming months.

Claims (21 extracted, 6 hedged)

Jared Kushner is pushing back against allegations of improper business dealings raised in a recent New Yorker article, arguing that the story relies on misleading claims and overlooks documents and other evidence that contradict its conclusions. uncertain
that → push → conclusions
Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a key Middle East negotiator, published a lengthy response Thursday to a September article disputing several of its central claims, including allegations about possible conflicts of interest stemming from his business dealings before returning to government service. uncertain
Kushner → publish → service
Kushner said he had previously avoided responding to what he considered inaccurate allegations, but argued that allowing claims to go unanswered can cause them to become accepted as fact through repetition. “People should at least have access to the facts before they come to any conclusions about me (or anyone else),” Kushner wrote. uncertain
Kushner → say → me
The New Yorker did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner. asserted
Yorker → respond → Examiner
He specifically challenged the article’s suggestion that foreign businesspeople invested with him in 2021 to gain influence over the U.S. government, noting that the investments came two years before Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign. asserted
Trump → challenge → campaign
Kushner also pointed to what he described as an internal contradiction in the article: A source cited by the New Yorker complained that the investments generated financial returns but failed to produce influence over U.S. policy. asserted
investments → point → policy
Kushner argued that the claim undercuts the article’s suggestion that the investments were made to gain political influence. uncertain
investments → argue → influence
Kushner said he was not asking readers to agree with his business decisions or diplomatic approach, but wanted the underlying documents and records to be available for readers to assess for themselves. asserted
readers → say → themselves
Kushner has also pushed back on a similar report published by CNN last week, alleging his work in the Middle East was linked to investments in Israeli companies. asserted
work → push → companies
“This is another example of a troubling journalistic practice: use a sensational headline that implies wrongdoing, while placing the underlying reporting, and the important facts that substantially qualify the headline behind a paywall,” Kushner wrote of the CNN article. asserted
Kushner → use → article
Kushner said Phoenix, an Israeli financial institution discussed in the report, is not a defense company but one of Israel’s largest publicly traded financial institutions. asserted
Phoenix → say → institutions
The company manages approximately $220 billion across thousands of investments. asserted
company → manage → investments
“Think of Phoenix as the Israeli equivalent of Fidelity or Vanguard: a large financial institution managing retirement and other savings across thousands of investments,” he wrote. asserted
he → think → investments
“I have no role in choosing those underlying investments. asserted
I → have → investments
Investments which apparently constitute only a fraction of a percentage of Phoenix’s assets.” asserted
which → constitute → assets
Kushner said his investment firm, Affinity Partners, has no role in determining which companies Phoenix invests in and does not own the defense companies highlighted in CNN’s report. asserted
Phoenix → say → report
He also noted that Affinity is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that its investment in Phoenix was publicly disclosed before Trump was reelected and before Kushner returned to public service. asserted
Kushner → note → service
Despite Kushner’s effort to quell the allegations, he could face a congressional hearing in the coming months. uncertain
he → quell → months
Two Democrats — who could lead key investigative committees if Democrats take power in November — signaled they would probe Kushner earlier this week. uncertain
they → lead → Kushner
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has called for Kushner to document how his government job intersects with Affinity Partners’ investments. asserted
job → call → investments
Meanwhile, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was “investigating the unprecedented and dangerous way in which President Trump and his family have profited directly from their access to power.” asserted
Trump → say → power
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