Why Is Hakeem Jeffries Talking To Jared Kushner?

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1. Claim 1

   Accurate99% confidence▶ 0:09

   “Hakee Jeff had a meeting with Jared Kushner recently that was reported.”

   Hakeem Jeffries recently had a meeting with Jared Kushner, and the meeting was reported.

   Multiple reports, including AP and CBS News, confirm that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries recently met privately with Jared Kushner in New York and that the meeting was publicly reported.

   Sources

   • 1Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November↗

     SupportsHouse Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and outside adviser Jared Kushner met privately recently in New York, a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrest majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections.

   • 2Jared Kushner and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom↗

     SupportsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met recently, a source familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News.

2. Claim 2

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   “the president's son-in-law”

   Jared Kushner is the president's son-in-law.

   Current reporting identifies Jared Kushner as the son-in-law of President Donald Trump.

   Sources

   • 1Jared Kushner and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries met as midterm elections loom↗

     SupportsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met recently, a source familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News.

3. Claim 3

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   “who also has plenty of corruption issues on his own”

   Jared Kushner has plenty of corruption issues of his own.

   The phrase “plenty of corruption issues” is not operationally defined: it could refer to allegations, conflicts of interest, investigations, or adjudicated violations. Sources document concerns and accusations involving Kushner, but they do not establish a clear, agreed factual standard by which this broad assertion can be confirmed.

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   • 1Tracking the Trump family's business deals and profits in his 2nd term↗

     BackgroundIn his second administration, President Trump's family members, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and sons Eric and Don Jr., are expanding their business ventures, earning hundreds of millions of dollars and prompting fresh concerns about influence peddling and conflicts of interest.

   • 2Wyden, Garcia Investigate Kushner Raising Billions from Middle East Governments While Negotiating U.S. Foreign Policy↗

     BackgroundJared Kushner makes up for his flaws as an investor by being a wildly corrupt appendage of his father-in-law’s wildly corrupt administration.