Contributor: Americans are in no position to joke about Nigerian corruption
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- Kushner, it turns out, is not the only one with a blind spot.
- When I mention to Americans that I lived in Nigeria for four years, where I directed government-funded anti-corruption programs for the U.S.
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President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner recently conducted some high-stakes diplomacy in Pakistan to bolster a delicate ceasefire with Iran, this despite having no formal job or title in the administration, no legislative confirmation and significant business ties to Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, four countries directly affected by the war.
In an October interview with CBS News, Kushner sought to reframe his conflicts of interest as “experience and trusted relationships that we have throughout the world,” as if the billions of dollars his investment fund has taken from Middle Eastern governments doesn’t raise questions about whose interests he’s advancing.