19/03/2026 Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia opened a formal inquiry into Jared Kushner's possible conflicts of interest. Their letters focused on reports that he was seeking billions of dollars from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds while also serving as a Trump administration peace envoy. The review centered on whether his private fundraising and diplomatic work overlapped in ways that could affect U.S. foreign policy.
13/03/2026 The New York Times reported that Kushner was seeking at least $5 billion in new capital from Gulf governments for Affinity Partners while also serving as a Middle East envoy. The reporting said Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and other regional sovereign wealth funds in the UAE and Qatar were expected to be approached. The story intensified conflict-of-interest concerns because the same governments could influence both his diplomacy and his firm’s financing.
19/02/2026 President Donald Trump formally announced Jared Kushner as a Special Envoy for Peace, confirming a role he had already been carrying out informally in the second Trump administration. The appointment immediately drew scrutiny because Kushner was also linked to fundraising for Affinity Partners from Gulf investors. Critics said the dual role raised ethics concerns given his business ties in the region.
