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Dexter Filkins from The New Yorker reports that Jared Kushner, who serves as a U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace negotiations, is simultaneously involved in pursuing significant private business interests in the same region. This dual role has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest as he works to broker deals between countries while also aiming to raise billions for his own business ventures in those same nations.

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According to Dexter Filkins of The New Yorker, Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace negotiations, is simultaneously pursuing private business deals that could earn him billions of dollars. These business ventures involve the same countries where he acts in his official diplomatic capacity, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Filkins highlights that Kushner's dual roles are causing scrutiny over how effectively he can separate his personal financial interests from his responsibilities as a high-ranking government official involved in international diplomacy.

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while Trump's son-in-law is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, raising billions in some of the same countries.

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The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, raising billions in some of the same countries.

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The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law is a U.S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, raising billions in some of the same countries. asserted

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How Jared Kushner is mixing U.S. diplomacy with his billion-dollar business

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