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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 08:46 AM Mar 2018

Lenders say executives didn't talk loans with Jared Kushner during White House meetings

Source: CNN




By Aaron Cooper and Cristina Alesci, CNN

Updated 2:23 AM ET, Wed March 21, 2018

New York (CNN)Two companies that provided hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to Jared Kushner's family's business are disputing any connection between those deals and meetings their executives had with Kushner at the White House.

Citigroup and Apollo Global Management provided financing, and sent letters Tuesday to four Democratic members of Congress who wanted more information about what role Jared Kushner played in securing it. This comes after the New York Times first reported executives from both companies met with Kushner at the White House before the large loans were closed.

Michael Corbat, the CEO of Citigroup, met with Jared Kushner in the spring of 2017, less than a month before his company loaned $325 million for a development in the Brooklyn neighborhood of DUMBO. Kushner Companies owns 47.5% of the development, including a 6.5% passive interest which belongs to Jared Kushner himself, according to the letter.

"Nothing related to the DUMBO loan or any other personal business with Mr. Kushner or the Kushner Companies was discussed at that meeting," Rohan Weerasinghe, Citigroup general counsel, writes.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/kushner-white-house-meetings-lenders/index.html

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Lenders say executives didn't talk loans with Jared Kushner during White House meetings (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2018 OP
OK, then. I totally believe them. Squinch Mar 2018 #1
it's always fun when i'm ready to respond to a post barbtries Mar 2018 #6
Get Them Under Oath PaulX2 Mar 2018 #11
Ain't that some chit! laserhaas Mar 2018 #16
Why bother to report such a laughable "denial"? Sancho Mar 2018 #2
Why bother?? maxrandb Mar 2018 #18
Even if TimeToGo Mar 2018 #3
"At that meeting" Do they think we're that stupid. dem4decades Mar 2018 #4
Nothing said under oath duforsure Mar 2018 #5
Did they discuss them with Kushner Snr on or around that time ? TubbersUK Mar 2018 #7
"Lenders", you say? rock Mar 2018 #8
I bet there were at least a few winks. Hoyt Mar 2018 #9
And 3 Dozen Nods PaulX2 Mar 2018 #12
Jared and his Lenders discussed Japanese Candlesticks. nt NCjack Mar 2018 #10
Russian Adoption PaulX2 Mar 2018 #13
at this point, one would think that the repukes would have gotten better at lying. but alas...lol nt Javaman Mar 2018 #14
They were discussing a charity fundraiser at Bedminster. 3Hotdogs Mar 2018 #15
Would have been better to claim "we can't recall" laserhaas Mar 2018 #17
Subpoena the emails and text logs. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #19

Squinch

(50,892 posts)
1. OK, then. I totally believe them.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 08:48 AM
Mar 2018


Half of the odiousness of these people is how dumb they think WE are.

barbtries

(28,752 posts)
6. it's always fun when i'm ready to respond to a post
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 09:17 AM
Mar 2018

and the first thing i see is that someone else said exactly what i planned to.

no they would never lie about such a thing. get them under oath. or let mueller ask.

 

PaulX2

(2,032 posts)
11. Get Them Under Oath
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 10:32 AM
Mar 2018

What a great idea.

They can still lie.

It's only a crime if the crime is committed by the poor or the powerless.

Sancho

(9,067 posts)
2. Why bother to report such a laughable "denial"?
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 08:52 AM
Mar 2018

...Corbat and Kushner were probably getting together as part of the neighborhood association.



maxrandb

(15,265 posts)
18. Why bother??
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 04:00 PM
Mar 2018

Because it helps to "normalize" shit like this.

There's no more investigative reporting or real journalism anymore.

It's all just "one side says, the other side says"...

duforsure

(11,884 posts)
5. Nothing said under oath
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 09:00 AM
Mar 2018

And even then, we've watched them tell lie after lie to Congress investigation committee's . I suspect Mueller already knows and has the proof whether this is true or not.

TubbersUK

(1,439 posts)
7. Did they discuss them with Kushner Snr on or around that time ?
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 09:20 AM
Mar 2018

Without an effective firewall between White House Kushner and the Kushner business, there's a myriad of ways to set up a quid pro quo.

Javaman

(62,490 posts)
14. at this point, one would think that the repukes would have gotten better at lying. but alas...lol nt
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 11:21 AM
Mar 2018
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