Charles McGonigal's arrest should make Jared very nervous
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/28/2149813/-Charles-McGonigal-s-arrest-should-make-Jared-very-nervousCharles McGonigal's arrest should make Jared very nervous
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Saturday January 28, 2023 · 1:30 PM EST
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So far, news of the bombshell arrest of Charles McGonigal, the former FBI special agent, has focused on his central role in events leading up to the 2016 election. That connection is stunning, to be sure.
But there is another issue raised by McGonigal's arrest that hasn't drawn nearly as much attention. At least it has not yet, but it may prove even more pivotal to bringing down the Trump crime syndicate. And that's McGonigal's curious association with the desperate attempts by Jared Kushner, and his father, Charles, to rescue an upside-down investment in 666 (now 660) 5th Avenue.
A little background. Kushner Properties bought the iconic Midtown property for a record $1.8 billion in 2007, just before the 2008 crash. About $1.3 billion purchase was financed, and the property was almost instantaneously hemmoraging big money. Some estimates valued the building at well less than half of the purchase price.
Remarkably, after years of failed efforts (including overtures to a Chinese company), the Kushners finally were able to sell a 99 year lease on the building to a company called Brookfield Asset Management in August 2018, with funding supplied by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. The $1.2-billion lease payment for all 99 years was paid up front, allowing the Kushners to get the finance monkeys off their backs. Phew!
Crucially, after McGonigal retired from the FBI in September 2018, he was hired as senior vice president for security by none other than Brookfield... the company that saved the Kushners' asses.
Below is a link to a fascinating timeline of the Kushner/666 5th Avenue saga. It is an absolute must read. It long predates McGonigal's arrest, as it's nearly two years old.
But what you'll find is instructive and critically important, I think. Blackmail, unauthorized diplomacy, and more.
Now, a direct connection to none other than Charles McGonigal. Coincidence? It's just too crazy to be coincidence.
Stay tuned.
https://www.justsecurity.org/69094/timeline-on-jared-kushner-qatar-666-fifth-avenue-and-white-house-policy/
Timeline on Jared Kushner, Qatar, 666 Fifth Avenue, and White House Policy
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.... in thanx for paying off his debt on the property @ 666 5th Ave Kushner gave up classified information
(Presidential Daily Brief which he should not have been allowed to have) about the Washington Post's reporter
Khashoggi to MBS? After which MBS had Khashoggi cut up alive @ the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul.
And look who is in the background when Putin and MBS are high 5ing each other.
... party in Moscow on election night 2016 celebrating Trump's "win."
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Russia is way deep into the American right wing.
What I don't get is - What did Qatar get out of this deal?
Sure they have scads of oil money but Qatar is no friend to the Saudi royal family, nor are they allied to the USA in any way. Were they so desperate to lease a property on 5th Avenue, Manhattan that they were willing to sink $1.6 billion into a loser? Hell they could have bought one of Chump's buildings.
How did Kushner package this so that it was interesting to Qatar? I'm guessing that other promises were made that weren't in the Kushner family's purview. Like maybe ... a few state secrets from the US govt. here and there ... or a dossier of top secret documents maybe?
