Three days ago, on April 16, 2026, Rep. Jamie Raskin opened a sweeping House Judiciary Committee investigation into Jared Kushner — Trump's son-in-law, senior advisor in his first term, and in his second term, the president's "Special Envoy for Peace."
Kushner, in this role, is personally negotiating U.S. policy with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Iran, and Russia. Jared Kushner is the U.S. "Special Envoy for Peace." He also runs a private investment firm with $6.16 billion in assets. 99 percent of that money comes from foreign governments, including the ones he's negotiating with.
He is also, at the same time, running a private investment firm called Affinity Partners.
$6.16 billion under management. 99% of it foreign.
According to congressional investigators, Affinity now has about $6.16 billion in assets under management. Ninety-nine percent of that capital comes from foreign nationals. The biggest single source: the Saudi government's Public Investment Fund.
Kushner's firm has pocketed roughly $157 million in management fees from its foreign clients. At least $87 million of that came directly from Saudi Arabia.
This is the same Saudi government that, according to reporting cited by the House Judiciary Committee, has been lobbying President Trump to continue the war in Iran, a war that Kushner is personally helping negotiate on behalf of the American people.
The FARA referral
Senator Ron Wyden has already referred Kushner to the Department of Justice for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Senators Wyden and Rep. Robert Garcia opened a separate investigation on March 19, 2026, into whether Kushner is "raising billions from Middle East governments while negotiating U.S. foreign policy."
Raskin's investigation, opened this week, calls Kushner's entanglements "staggering" and says they "raise severe constitutional, ethical, and national security concerns."
Source: House Judiciary Committee Democrats
What this actually is
A sitting U.S. diplomat is being paid hundreds of millions of dollars by the foreign governments he is negotiating against. The money is not a bribe, technically, it is a "management fee." The services Kushner's firm provides those governments in exchange for the fees are, structurally, a black box.
What we know: Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds handed Jared Kushner $6 billion. What we don't know: whether U.S. foreign policy decisions are being made in the Oval Office or in Affinity Partners' Miami office on Collins Avenue.
Why this matters
This is the mechanism of the entire administration, in miniature. A family member is handed an unprecedented role in foreign policy. The family member has a private business. Foreign governments with interests in that foreign policy pay the business billions.
It's not subtle. It's not a gray area. It's the operating model.
Sources: House Judiciary, Senate Finance Committee
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