Jared Kushner
gave his much-awaited public statement earlier this afternoon. If true in all
its details, I’d have to say it looks pretty good for Jared. That’s one of those
really-big ifs, however, and only
time will tell. But one sentence did tickle at the edges of my bullshit-detector.
Not the part about not colluding with the Russians, or knowing of anyone who
colluded. Rather, following that disclaimer, Jared (or, more likely, his
lawyers) wrote: “I have not relied on Russian funds to finance my business
activities in the private sector.”
The word “relied”
is a weasel word if there ever was one. For example, even though the mortgage
on my house is entirely held by Citibank, I can always claim that I never
relied on Citibank because I submitted mortgage applications to Chase and Wells
Fargo. Kushner never denies taking money from Russia, whether through a bank or
an oligarch. He simply claims not to have relied on Russian largesse.
Not good enough,
folks, and just now, reading through his statement again, I’d eagerly take an
even-money bet that Russian money found its way into the Kushner business
empire. Anybody out there want the other side?
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