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Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner at the White House in 2025.

Donald Trump's son-in-law, a senior White House adviser during the first Trump administration, and founder of Affinity Partners.

Relationship to Trumpson-in-law and former senior White House adviser

Timeline

  1. Kushner retained real-estate holdings while entering the White HouseHoldings disclosed during White House serviceson-in-law and White House senior adviser who retained family real-estate interests · reported · 1 source
  2. Kushner and Ivanka disclosed assets worth as much as $741 millionInitial White House financial disclosures releasedson-in-law and White House senior adviser with disclosed private assets · reported · 1 source
    1. otherDisclosed asset upper boundup to $741 million
      Measured subject
      Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
      reported · 2017-03-31 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Combined assets reported by Jared Kushner and Ivanka TrumpPeriod 2016-01-01 to 2017-03-31Basis Use the upper end of the value ranges reported in the public financial disclosures and ProPublica's review.Limits This is an upper bound derived from disclosure ranges, not a precise net-worth estimate and not cash income.
  3. Congress seeks records of Apollo's $184 million Kushner loan after White House meetingsCongressional information requests; loan terms disputed as basis for conflict concernsreported · documented · 2 sources
    1. investmentReported Apollo refinancing loan to Kushner Companies$184 million
      Reported investor / source
      Apollo Global Management
      Reported investment recipient
      Kushner Companies
      reported · 2017-11-30 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation One reported November 2017 Chicago property refinancingPeriod 2017-11-01 to 2017-11-30Basis Use the loan principal cited in the congressional request. Month boundaries represent the reported month, not a verified closing day.Limits Principal is financing, not income or a gift. Apollo denied that Harris and Kushner discussed company loans; favorable treatment was questioned, not established.
  4. Bank of Internet made $30 million and $57 million Kushner loansLoans reported; terms not fully publicson-in-law and former Kushner Companies chief executive · reported · 1 source
    1. investmentBushwick project financing$30,000,000
      Reported investor / source
      Bank of Internet USA
      Reported investment recipient
      Kushner Companies Bushwick project
      reported · 2018-04-30 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Bank of Internet financing on the Bushwick projectPeriod 2017-01-01 to 2018-04-30Basis Use the project-level principal reported by ProPublica.Limits One of two separately reported financings; principal is debt, not income.
    2. investmentNew Jersey project loan$57,000,000
      Reported investor / source
      Bank of Internet USA
      Reported investment recipient
      Kushner Companies New Jersey project
      reported · 2018-04-30 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Bank of Internet loan on a Kushner Companies New Jersey developmentPeriod 2017-01-01 to 2018-04-30Basis Use the project-level principal reported by ProPublica.Limits One of two separately reported financings; principal is debt, not income.
  5. Kushner's federal disclosure record accumulated repeated correctionsCorrected disclosures filedson-in-law and White House senior adviser subject to financial disclosure · reported · 1 source

    at least 40 changesDisclosure changes identified · 2018-05-03

  6. Freddie Mac financed Kushner apartment deals with $786 millionEighteen Freddie Mac loans reviewedson-in-law and White House senior adviser whose family company borrowed from Freddie Mac · estimate · 1 source
    1. investmentFreddie Mac loan principal$786,000,000
      Investor / source
      Freddie Mac
      Investment recipient
      Kushner Companies apartment deals
      realized · 2020-10-01 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Eighteen Freddie Mac apartment loans involving Kushner CompaniesPeriod 2017-01-20 to 2020-10-01Basis Sum the 18 loan balances identified in ProPublica's deal-level review.Limits Principal is financing and risk exposure, not a grant, profit, or personal payment to Jared Kushner.
  7. Senate inquiry said foreign investors supplied 99% of Affinity's assetsForeign-capital concentration documented in Senate inquiryson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · reported · 1 source
    1. investmentEntirely foreign-funded parallel fund$2,970,000,000
      Reported investor / source
      Foreign limited partners
      Reported investment recipient
      Affinity Partners parallel fund
      reported · 2024-06-12 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Affinity Partners parallel fund described by the Senate Finance CommitteePeriod 2021-01-01 to 2024-06-12Basis Use the fund size and 100% foreign funding characterization stated by the committee chair.Limits This is committed assets under management, not fees, investment gains, distributions, or Jared Kushner's personal income.
  8. Senate letter documents $87 million in Saudi PIF fees collected by AffinityDisclosed historical financial observationdocumented · 1 source
    1. feeSaudi PIF management fees collected$87,000,000.00
      Fee payer / source
      Saudi Public Investment Fund
      Fee recipient
      Affinity Partners
      realized · 2024-09-24 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Affinity Partners fees from Saudi Public Investment FundPeriod 2021-06-01 to 2024-09-24Basis Committee letter describes cumulative fees already collected, based on Affinity-provided information. Count only the $87m Saudi component, not the $157.5m all-foreign-investor aggregate or committed fund capital.Limits Source-rounded cumulative amount, not audited personal take-home income. Start month is fund fee period; individual payment dates unavailable. Later cumulative estimates overlap and must not be added.
  9. Senate inquiry reports $157 million in fees to AffinityCommittee inquiry ongoing at publicationson-in-law whose firm collected foreign-client fees · reported · 1 source
    1. feeFees Senate Finance reported foreign clients paid to Affinity Partners; this is firm revenue, not Jared Kushner's personal income.$157,000,000
      Fee payer / source
      Foreign clients, including the Saudi government
      Fee recipient
      Affinity Partners
    2. feeSaudi-government fees collected by Affinity$87 million
      Fee payer / source
      Saudi government
      Fee recipient
      Affinity Partners
      realized · 2024-07-24 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Saudi-government fees included within the Senate Finance Committee's reported $157 million foreign-client fee totalPeriod 2024-07-24 to 2024-07-24Basis Saudi-government component disclosed to committee investigators as of July 24, 2024, nested within the $157 million foreign-client total.Limits The cited committee record reports firm fee revenue and does not identify any distribution to Jared Kushner or another individual.
  10. Affinity had deployed $1.1 billion but reported no investment returnNo ROI or earnings distributions reported to the committee as of July 2024son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · reported · 1 source
    1. investmentCapital deployed by Affinity$1,100,000,000
      Reported investor / source
      Affinity Partners funds
      Reported investment recipient
      Portfolio companies
      reported · 2024-07-31 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Affinity Partners investment capital deployed by July 2024Period 2021-01-01 to 2024-07-31Basis Use the deployed-capital figure stated in the committee's September 2024 letter.Limits Deployed capital is not revenue, profit, or investor return; the committee reported no ROI or earnings distributions as of the measurement date.
  11. Lawmakers requested a special-counsel review of Kushner's foreign contactsSpecial-counsel request made; no adjudication established by reviewed sourcesson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · alleged · 1 source
  12. Gulf state funds supplied $24 billion of Paramount's initial WBD bid backingForeign fund governance rights surrendered; Affinity later withdrewson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · reported · 4 sources
    1. investmentForeign sovereign-fund bid financing$24,000,000,000
      Committed investor / source
      Saudi PIF, Qatar Investment Authority, and L'Imad Holding Company
      Committed investment recipient
      Paramount Skydance's Warner Bros. Discovery bid financing
      committed · 2025-12-10 · observedRead source record
      Calculation detailsPopulation Saudi, Abu Dhabi, and Qatari fund commitments to Paramount's WBD bidPeriod 2025-12-08 to 2025-12-10Basis Use AP's aggregate financing figure and preserve its consortium scope.Limits This was bid financing, not a completed payment or valuation of governance rights; Affinity's amount was not disclosed and it later withdrew.
  13. Affinity withdrew from Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery bidAffinity Partners no longer participating in bid financingson-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · reported · 1 source
  14. Kushner resumed informal diplomacy while Affinity managed Gulf capitalServing as an informal adviser without a federal titleson-in-law, informal presidential adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · reported · 1 source
  15. Lawmakers opened a new inquiry into Affinity fundraising and Kushner diplomacyCongressional document request pending in reviewed recordson-in-law, informal presidential adviser, and Affinity Partners founder · alleged · 1 source
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. Son-in-law of Donald Trumprelationship / 2026-09-031 source · Source
  2. Former senior White House adviseroffice / 2021-01-201 source · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to Trumpson-in-law and former senior White House adviser

    familypersonalpoliticalFull record · 1 source
  2. Apollo Global Management

    Harris met White House adviser before reported company loan

    businessFull record · 1 source
  3. Affinity Partners

    Wholly owns the firm receiving the disclosed Saudi PIF management fees

    businessFull record · 1 source
  4. Kushner Companies

    former chief executive who retained family real-estate interests

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  5. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law and White House senior adviser subject to financial disclosure

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  6. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law and White House senior adviser who retained family real-estate interests

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  7. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law and White House senior adviser whose family company borrowed from Freddie Mac

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  8. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law and White House senior adviser with disclosed private assets

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  9. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law and former Kushner Companies chief executive

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  10. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law whose firm collected foreign-client fees

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  11. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law whose firm received state-linked investment

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  12. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  13. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  14. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  15. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  16. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, former senior adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 4 sources
  17. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, informal presidential adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
  18. Donald J. Trump

    son-in-law, informal presidential adviser, and Affinity Partners founder

    businessfamilypoliticalFull record · 1 source
Source: The White House · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized