Kushner Denies Vanity Fair Report Allegations of Secret UAE and Israeli Funds

Jared Kushner, former senior White House adviser and current special envoy for President Donald Trump, publicly rejected a forthcoming Vanity Fair book that claims Dutch intelligence intercepted his iPhone and uncovered secret financial arrangements with Middle Eastern governments. Kushner said the accusations are “completely insane” and asserted that none of the alleged events ever occurred. He also highlighted that he voluntarily cooperated with multiple congressional and special-counsel investigations, providing more than 30 hours of testimony.

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The book, authored by Matthew Cole and titled *Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East*, alleges that Dutch intelligence obtained screenshots of Kushner’s iPhone from a Russian intelligence server. According to the report, Kushner accessed a United Arab Emirates-linked bank account that received roughly $750 million into a First Abu Dhabi Bank account held by the Watani Al Emarat Foundation, a UAE-funded charity. The same source claims a separate Israeli account received about $1 billion intended for Kushner’s personal benefit, with the transfers allegedly arranged by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and encouraged by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report notes that no bank statements, wire-transfer records, account numbers, or transaction dates were provided.

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Kushner’s attorney, Chad Mizelle, labeled the central allegation “categorically false,” emphasizing that the purported accounts “do not exist.” Former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman denied any knowledge of the alleged UAE money or involvement in messaging on Kushner’s behalf, calling the specific allegations “100 % false.” Both Kushner and his counsel argue that the claims lack any evidentiary support and constitute defamatory statements.

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• “We denied every one of these claims on the record, yet the author failed to provide a single shred of evidence to substantiate any of them,” — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s special envoy and son-in-law

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• “I know absolutely nothing about any of these allegations,” — Israel David Friedman. Friedman

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• “None of these allegations ever surfaced, because none of these events ever happened,” — Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s special envoy and son-in-law

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• “These are not questions of interpretation or competing recollections: there are no bank accounts. They don’t exist,” — Chad Mizelle, Kushner’s attorney, called the central allegation in the book categorically false

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