Trump Indictment Shows ‘Fear’ From Democrats, Kushner Says

Jared Kushner said Donald Trump’s indictment is troubling and a signal that Democrats are afraid of running against the former president. The indictment “shows obviously the fear that the Democrats have of Trump and the political strength that he has,” Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, said Friday at the FII Institute’s Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida. “As an American, it’s very troubling to me to see the leader of the opposition party be indicted.” Kushner made these comments at the beginning of his speech on bringing peace to the Middle East at an event organized by the Future Investment Initiative, a nonprofit backed by one of Saudi Arabia’s largest sovereign funds. His ties to Middle East investors have been under scrutiny, as wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have invested with Kushner’s private equity firm Affinity Partners, the New York Times reported Thursday. That’s on top of a $2 billion commitment from a Saudi sovereign fund. -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: Breaking News on YouTube: @BloombergQuicktakeNow Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: