He's a malignant narcissist. Learned behaviors from his father. His form is robotic and creepy. His arms down by his side in photos...check out the fingers...wax-like. No soul when you look into his eyes.
What a catalogue of disgusting, malicious behavior. Imagine doing just one of the heinous acts that criminal has committed. How would one live with oneself? He is a sociopath. I hope he pays for his shamefulness one day.
I love writing like this, because it puts in one place the entire case against (here) Kushner. The Covid/blue state thing is the most noxious of it all. Why he hasn't been charged, and how Ds haven't been beating on this over and over and over are mysteries to me. It's the most basic element of patriotism -- someone decided it was cool for a pandemic to kill other Americans.
But stuff like this should be fair. It's not fair to say "certainly" there's no passion between Ivana and him. We don't know that. That's private. It's not really true that he turned "the tabloids" against Democrats. Rupert Murdoch's propaganda rag the Post has been anti-D for decades now. And it's not fair with charging him with failing to solve Israel-Palestine or the opioid crisis. What's legitimate is to criticize his appointment to those posts and Trump even floating the idea that he could succeed. There's *plenty* to make the case against him -- as you so aptly did -- without giving the traitors/critics nuggets on which to grab to say that the article is just a "hit job".
Why hasn't he been charged with felonies for his failure to disclose meetings in his security clearance applications? It seems like others in the Trump orbit have been charged with similar failures. Why does he skirt, Merrick? Even if you are utterly resistant to charging a former president (with which I completely disagree), he's not a president and people in prior administrations have been charged many, many times before. If you need some guidance, Merrick, give John Dean a call.
"Discernible" means we can't see the passion, and that is true. I mention the marriage because it smacks of a Old World union between two noble families rather than something modern. If he is willing to sacrifice THAT for his ambition, what won't he give up? The story can't be told without mentioning that.
It is true that he was tasked with those things, and true that he failed to do them. It may not be his fault, but as written, it is all true. You are right, it is insane that Trump put him in that position and that he accepted it. (I think he really did think he could succeed where everyone else had failed).
JK's assumption of the role as liaison to Pecker's AMI rags is underreported, I think. That's what I was driving at with the tabloid stuff.
I wrote about his crimes almost four years ago. MG and the DOJ has had ample time to consider them. Trump may get away with it on account of the AG not wanting to charge an ex-president (which would be a travesty of justice, as you say), but if JK gets away with all of this? Then there is no justice.
Didn't mean to be too critical. I love what you wrote.
It's so odd to me that prosecutors charged almost everyone in Nixon's administration -- and would have charged him too had he not resigned -- yet the current AG seems to think that going after anyone in the Trump administration would be a bad precedent. Prosecuting everyone in the Nixon administration is what made Watergate to be the disgrace that it remains today. Prosecuting members of the Nixon administration set an *excellent* precedent.
Hopefully the above is wrong and he's simply, painstakingly, making sure every "I" is dotted and every "T" is crossed before a shit-ton of charges cascade down on everyone who may have broken the law.
The irony, of course, is the fact that Merrick Garland comes from a similar Jewish background, however, his family are mensches while Kushner’s are not. Jared’s father is as evil as Jared’s father-in-law. They are both enmeshed in corruption and criminal activity. My sister and I spoke about them. She said they are a Shakespearian tragedy.
I like the metaphor -- time to get the hose of truth water to clean this stench out of our befouled institutions. The smearings of insurrectionists and Q-Culties in the very Capitol were less odious than Ginny Thomas' or Jared's foul machinations. Don't even get me started about Leonard Leo
Greg, you close with the $64M question - why hasn't Kushner been charged? Who is protecting him? My guess, his tabloid buddies have plenty of dirt on anyone in a position to charge him and they know he will use it. After all, the little snot is his father's son.
One of my kids wrote for the NY paper that Jared destroyed. He commented upon meeting young Jared that Kushner was the single dumbest person he had every met in his life. Given that I knew the kids he grew up with thru high school, that was saying something.
He may not be a psychopath like MBS, but he most certainly is a sociopath. He has many of the same characteristics as does his father-in-law, right down to the less than affectionate affect he shows for his wife and children in public. Maybe he doesn't believe in public displays of affection, but somehow, I doubt that's the issue.
One of the dreams I have resulting from the Trump maladministration is to be able to see Slenderman in a perp walk, and probably holding back sobs of outrage while he does. He really DOES seem to think that he's above all that. He thinks he's safe from consequences down there in Surfside, FL, where the NY and NJ rich retire while waiting for their mansions purchased with ill-gotten gains to be built. I hope that he's not. If he isn't brought to justice, former presidential advisor or not, then there really is no justice for anyone. If nothing happens to him, it will prove once and for all that justice is not blind -- that if you're rich, white, and/or well-connected, you can do whatever you want in the world.
If there is ever a proper investigation, I'd lay odds that Kushner gave MBS classified intelligence that led directly to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
I will spit on all of their graves on behalf of my deceased grandparents who were gassed at Chelmno and on behalf of both of my parents, victims of the Holocaust. I hope to remain alive to do so.
This is an elegantly written piece about a group of absolutely treacherous creatures.
They need to have every asset seized, spend years in prison then flee to Saudi Arabia where so many other despicable people have lived out their remainder days.
Please send me an email. Replying to one of the newsletters will get it to me.
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He has always been the most dangerous person in Trump's circle, because he's so quiet and the media gives him cover.
He's a malignant narcissist. Learned behaviors from his father. His form is robotic and creepy. His arms down by his side in photos...check out the fingers...wax-like. No soul when you look into his eyes.
What a catalogue of disgusting, malicious behavior. Imagine doing just one of the heinous acts that criminal has committed. How would one live with oneself? He is a sociopath. I hope he pays for his shamefulness one day.
He feels no shame, he feels no human emotions, would bet my life on this…
Maybe he thinks he's better than the rest of us? I mean really believes that, deep down?
3 thoughts from pic, chump is the ugliest man alive, Jared is the fakest man alive, Bebe is the weasel
That picture is really something.
So true. Bebe should have been in prison decades ago
I love writing like this, because it puts in one place the entire case against (here) Kushner. The Covid/blue state thing is the most noxious of it all. Why he hasn't been charged, and how Ds haven't been beating on this over and over and over are mysteries to me. It's the most basic element of patriotism -- someone decided it was cool for a pandemic to kill other Americans.
But stuff like this should be fair. It's not fair to say "certainly" there's no passion between Ivana and him. We don't know that. That's private. It's not really true that he turned "the tabloids" against Democrats. Rupert Murdoch's propaganda rag the Post has been anti-D for decades now. And it's not fair with charging him with failing to solve Israel-Palestine or the opioid crisis. What's legitimate is to criticize his appointment to those posts and Trump even floating the idea that he could succeed. There's *plenty* to make the case against him -- as you so aptly did -- without giving the traitors/critics nuggets on which to grab to say that the article is just a "hit job".
Why hasn't he been charged with felonies for his failure to disclose meetings in his security clearance applications? It seems like others in the Trump orbit have been charged with similar failures. Why does he skirt, Merrick? Even if you are utterly resistant to charging a former president (with which I completely disagree), he's not a president and people in prior administrations have been charged many, many times before. If you need some guidance, Merrick, give John Dean a call.
Thank you.
"Discernible" means we can't see the passion, and that is true. I mention the marriage because it smacks of a Old World union between two noble families rather than something modern. If he is willing to sacrifice THAT for his ambition, what won't he give up? The story can't be told without mentioning that.
It is true that he was tasked with those things, and true that he failed to do them. It may not be his fault, but as written, it is all true. You are right, it is insane that Trump put him in that position and that he accepted it. (I think he really did think he could succeed where everyone else had failed).
JK's assumption of the role as liaison to Pecker's AMI rags is underreported, I think. That's what I was driving at with the tabloid stuff.
I wrote about his crimes almost four years ago. MG and the DOJ has had ample time to consider them. Trump may get away with it on account of the AG not wanting to charge an ex-president (which would be a travesty of justice, as you say), but if JK gets away with all of this? Then there is no justice.
Didn't mean to be too critical. I love what you wrote.
It's so odd to me that prosecutors charged almost everyone in Nixon's administration -- and would have charged him too had he not resigned -- yet the current AG seems to think that going after anyone in the Trump administration would be a bad precedent. Prosecuting everyone in the Nixon administration is what made Watergate to be the disgrace that it remains today. Prosecuting members of the Nixon administration set an *excellent* precedent.
Hopefully the above is wrong and he's simply, painstakingly, making sure every "I" is dotted and every "T" is crossed before a shit-ton of charges cascade down on everyone who may have broken the law.
I hope that the DOJ is just piling up evidence and plans to overcome $50 million worth of Trump family lawyers. It would be silly to rush that
You mean the RNC-funded lawyers who are working for Trump?
Not at all! Honest criticism is always welcome, and helpful.
The irony, of course, is the fact that Merrick Garland comes from a similar Jewish background, however, his family are mensches while Kushner’s are not. Jared’s father is as evil as Jared’s father-in-law. They are both enmeshed in corruption and criminal activity. My sister and I spoke about them. She said they are a Shakespearian tragedy.
There are so many ironies, I lose track of it all...
Thank you, Mr Niss
Great write-up or exposé more properly. My personal suspicion regarding Jared is that he's a low-key confidential informant -- a rat
You may well be right.
As LB says the IC needs to "break the glass" and send them all to prison. So sick of this bs. Great writing as always.
I like the metaphor -- time to get the hose of truth water to clean this stench out of our befouled institutions. The smearings of insurrectionists and Q-Culties in the very Capitol were less odious than Ginny Thomas' or Jared's foul machinations. Don't even get me started about Leonard Leo
There's not enough sage in the world.
Absolutely. And: thanks!
Greg, you close with the $64M question - why hasn't Kushner been charged? Who is protecting him? My guess, his tabloid buddies have plenty of dirt on anyone in a position to charge him and they know he will use it. After all, the little snot is his father's son.
One of my kids wrote for the NY paper that Jared destroyed. He commented upon meeting young Jared that Kushner was the single dumbest person he had every met in his life. Given that I knew the kids he grew up with thru high school, that was saying something.
That tracks.
I think it's people a lot more powerful than tabloid publishers, whoever they are.
Excellent Greg, Thank you
Let's hope he gets more than 2 years
The Dirty Sleazy Greedy and True Jared Kushner Story, by @gregolear
Yep. His dad should have done at least 14 for his WHITE Collar Crime
A black male would get 20 for robbing a Circle K of 60 dollars.
It's sort of amazing that the father went to prison at all.
He may not be a psychopath like MBS, but he most certainly is a sociopath. He has many of the same characteristics as does his father-in-law, right down to the less than affectionate affect he shows for his wife and children in public. Maybe he doesn't believe in public displays of affection, but somehow, I doubt that's the issue.
One of the dreams I have resulting from the Trump maladministration is to be able to see Slenderman in a perp walk, and probably holding back sobs of outrage while he does. He really DOES seem to think that he's above all that. He thinks he's safe from consequences down there in Surfside, FL, where the NY and NJ rich retire while waiting for their mansions purchased with ill-gotten gains to be built. I hope that he's not. If he isn't brought to justice, former presidential advisor or not, then there really is no justice for anyone. If nothing happens to him, it will prove once and for all that justice is not blind -- that if you're rich, white, and/or well-connected, you can do whatever you want in the world.
If there is ever a proper investigation, I'd lay odds that Kushner gave MBS classified intelligence that led directly to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
That fact that that is even in the realm of possibility is insane.
My thoughts exactly, Peter.
Totally agree. JK is the litmus test for the justice system.
Jared and passion.
My guess is that he is a grey appearing slithering shark that finds a more sexual frenzy appetite in power than women.
I continue to wonder about all that missing money. Is anyone on the trail?
I sure hope so.
What a great piece Greg!
Thanks!
I will spit on all of their graves on behalf of my deceased grandparents who were gassed at Chelmno and on behalf of both of my parents, victims of the Holocaust. I hope to remain alive to do so.
I'm sorry to hear about that.
The history is so revolting and morally repulsive that I have to force myself to read it all the way through
Yeah it's pretty vile. Sorry!
This is an elegantly written piece about a group of absolutely treacherous creatures.
They need to have every asset seized, spend years in prison then flee to Saudi Arabia where so many other despicable people have lived out their remainder days.
I have been writing about this guy for years and I still have difficulty wrapping my mind around how horrible he is.
The grandchildren's wars to be Ruler of The Hunger Games will be interesting.
Bets any one?
Name changes, living abroad and shunned by circles they once moved in.