Kushner negotiates for the U.S. in the Middle East while raising billions from the region's governments
Saudi Arabia put $2 billion into his fund months after he left the first-term White House. Now a peace envoy, he has reportedly sought about $5 billion more.
After leaving the White House in 2021, Jared Kushner founded Affinity Partners. Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invested $2 billion, and funds from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates added about $1.5 billion more. The New York Times reported in 2022 that a Saudi fund screening panel had raised concerns about the investment before it was approved.
In his father-in-law's second term, Kushner has served as a special peace envoy and on Trump's Board of Peace, working on Gaza reconstruction, Iran talks and other negotiations. The New York Times reported in early 2026 that Affinity was seeking about $5 billion more from Gulf governments, and Bloomberg reported the fund's assets reached $6.2 billion. Mother Jones estimated the fund has generated more than $100 million in management fees.
In March 2026, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Robert Garcia opened an investigation, writing that Kushner appears to be selling access to influence U.S. policy to foreign investors while shaping that policy.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee (Democrats) byline on original
Wyden, Garcia investigate Kushner raising billions from Middle East governments while negotiating U.S. foreign policyBloomberg byline on original
Kushner's Affinity Partners assets surge to $6.2 billion on Mideast backingMother Jones by Casey Michel
How Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocratsYahoo News (citing The New York Times) byline on original
Jared Kushner reportedly seeks $5B from Middle East governments for his firm while serving as envoyNPR byline on original
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