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| Jared Kushner: The son-in-law with Donald Trump's ear | Jared Kushner: The son-in-law with Donald Trump's ear |
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| For someone with no prior government experience, Jared Kushner has accumulated a dizzying array of portfolios in the administration of his father-in-law President Donald Trump. | For someone with no prior government experience, Jared Kushner has accumulated a dizzying array of portfolios in the administration of his father-in-law President Donald Trump. |
| The 36-year-old, whose previous main work experience was running his father's real-estate firm, is a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief. | The 36-year-old, whose previous main work experience was running his father's real-estate firm, is a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief. |
| Despite having no diplomatic credentials, he has been tasked with no less a challenge than resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | Despite having no diplomatic credentials, he has been tasked with no less a challenge than resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| Mr Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, also serves as the president's lead adviser on relations with China, Mexico and Canada. | Mr Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, also serves as the president's lead adviser on relations with China, Mexico and Canada. |
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| And he has been charged with leading a bureaucracy-busting White House office whose ambitious remit ranges from reforming veterans' care to combating US opioid abuse. | And he has been charged with leading a bureaucracy-busting White House office whose ambitious remit ranges from reforming veterans' care to combating US opioid abuse. |
| In April, he made headlines travelling to Iraq to meet American generals and hold talks with Iraqi officials. | |
| Mr Trump has described Mr Kushner, who accompanied him on his first visit to the White House after the election, as "very good at politics". | Mr Trump has described Mr Kushner, who accompanied him on his first visit to the White House after the election, as "very good at politics". |
| And his son-in-law seemed to justify this assessment during the 2016 White House campaign, proving himself adept at outmanoeuvring rivals. | And his son-in-law seemed to justify this assessment during the 2016 White House campaign, proving himself adept at outmanoeuvring rivals. |
| When combative campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was fired before the election, it was reportedly Mr Kushner who pushed for him to get the chop. | When combative campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was fired before the election, it was reportedly Mr Kushner who pushed for him to get the chop. |
| More recently Mr Kushner has clashed with White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who has been sidelined as a result, according to reports. | |
| A vast inheritance, tainted by scandal | A vast inheritance, tainted by scandal |
| Jared Kushner was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, alongside two sisters and a brother. | Jared Kushner was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey, alongside two sisters and a brother. |
| An Orthodox Jew, his grandparents were Holocaust survivors who arrived in the US in 1949. His father Charles made his fortune as a New Jersey property mogul. | An Orthodox Jew, his grandparents were Holocaust survivors who arrived in the US in 1949. His father Charles made his fortune as a New Jersey property mogul. |
| The young Jared won a place at Harvard despite poor grades, according to Daniel Golden, author of The Price of Admissions: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges. | The young Jared won a place at Harvard despite poor grades, according to Daniel Golden, author of The Price of Admissions: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges. |
| The year of his admission, according to Mr Golden's book, Charles Kushner donated $2.5m to the university, along with similar one-off donations to Cornell and Princeton. | The year of his admission, according to Mr Golden's book, Charles Kushner donated $2.5m to the university, along with similar one-off donations to Cornell and Princeton. |
| In 2006, at just 25, Mr Kushner bought the New York Observer, but his tenure was not plain sailing. | In 2006, at just 25, Mr Kushner bought the New York Observer, but his tenure was not plain sailing. |
| The newspaper's respected editor of 15 years, Peter Kaplan, resigned three years after Mr Kushner took over following clashes between the two. | The newspaper's respected editor of 15 years, Peter Kaplan, resigned three years after Mr Kushner took over following clashes between the two. |
| Six other editors were recycled in quick succession over the next seven years, before Mr Kushner severed ties to the Observer as he joined the White House. | Six other editors were recycled in quick succession over the next seven years, before Mr Kushner severed ties to the Observer as he joined the White House. |
| In 2008, he took over his family's company after his father was jailed for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. | In 2008, he took over his family's company after his father was jailed for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering. |
| Mr Kushner Snr had admitted setting up his own brother-in-law with a prostitute, secretly filming the liaison, and sending the tape to his sister in an effort to prevent them testifying against him. | Mr Kushner Snr had admitted setting up his own brother-in-law with a prostitute, secretly filming the liaison, and sending the tape to his sister in an effort to prevent them testifying against him. |
| In 2009, Jared wed Ivanka Trump at a Trump golf club in New Jersey. They have three children. | In 2009, Jared wed Ivanka Trump at a Trump golf club in New Jersey. They have three children. |
| Mr Kushner and Mr Trump's apparent bond may be based in part at least on similar experiences. | Mr Kushner and Mr Trump's apparent bond may be based in part at least on similar experiences. |
| Both are political outsiders who inherited property empires from their fathers at a relatively young age. The Kushners own 666 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan skyscraper just a few blocks from Trump Tower. | Both are political outsiders who inherited property empires from their fathers at a relatively young age. The Kushners own 666 Fifth Avenue, a Manhattan skyscraper just a few blocks from Trump Tower. |
| Mr Trump's father, Frederick Christ Trump, was also a controversial figure who was taken to court for alleged racial discrimination in housing allocation. | Mr Trump's father, Frederick Christ Trump, was also a controversial figure who was taken to court for alleged racial discrimination in housing allocation. |
| But in contrast to his father-in-law, Mr Kushner is seen as a composed and camera-shy personality. | But in contrast to his father-in-law, Mr Kushner is seen as a composed and camera-shy personality. |
| This fresh-faced, behind-the-scenes operator will have to face the spotlight when he is questioned as part of a Senate investigation into alleged links between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. | This fresh-faced, behind-the-scenes operator will have to face the spotlight when he is questioned as part of a Senate investigation into alleged links between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. |
| It has emerged that Mr Kushner not only spoke to Moscow's ambassador in December 2016, but met the head of a US-sanctioned, Russian state-owned bank. | It has emerged that Mr Kushner not only spoke to Moscow's ambassador in December 2016, but met the head of a US-sanctioned, Russian state-owned bank. |
| Mr Kushner will be the closest person to the president quizzed in the ongoing congressional inquiry. | Mr Kushner will be the closest person to the president quizzed in the ongoing congressional inquiry. |
| He will no doubt find the inquiry an unwelcome distraction from his many other duties. | He will no doubt find the inquiry an unwelcome distraction from his many other duties. |
| Mr Kushner will need to muster all his lauded political acumen to navigate the hearing. | Mr Kushner will need to muster all his lauded political acumen to navigate the hearing. |
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