Donald Trump‘s son-in-law has said the former President’s indictment has ‘only made him stronger’ as he becomes the latest family member to slam the ‘troubling’ case.
Jared Kushner accused Democrats of being scared of Trump’s ‘political strength’ in a series of inflammatory remarks made during a speech to bring peace to the Middle East.
It comes after Trump’s presidential campaign said it had raised more than $4million in the 24 hours since his indictment concerning a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Kushner said the case – which was spearheaded by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg – ‘shows obviously the fear that the Democrats have of Trump and the political strength he has.’
‘As an American, it’s very troubling to me to see the leader of the opposition party be indicted,’ he told the crowd.
Jared Kushner has said the former President’s indictment had ‘only made him stronger’ as he slammed the ‘troubling’ case
Trump’s indictment marks the end of a years long investigation into $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels, allegedly to buy her silence about their affair
‘It’s been hard to watch the opponents of him politically continue to break every norm over the last years to try to get him.’
He continued: ‘But what I’ll say is I’ve been by him during a lot of these instances and it’s only made him stronger, and his resolve to take on big challenges, to fight for change.’
Kushner – who previously acted as an aide to Trump while he was in the White House – was speaking at an event organized by the Future Investment Initiative, a non-profit backed by one of Saudi Arabia’s largest sovereign funds.
Kushner’s ties to Middle East investors have come under renewed scrutiny this week.
The New York Times reported on Thursday that wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had invested with Kushner’s private equity firm Affinity Partners.
He is the latest member of Trump’s family to lambast the case against him.
Yesterday son Eric told Dailymail.com that the indictment was a result of ‘opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year.’
It echoed statements made by Trump himself who called it ‘political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.’
He will be arraigned in Manhattan at 2.15pm on Tuesday.
Exact charges have yet to be revealed but reports indicate there are more than 30 counts.
The allegations against Trump center around a $130,000 hush money payment made by Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, to Daniels, 44, during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The former president has always denied having an affair with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
Trump’s indictment marked a victory for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, pictured, whose office was responsible for the probe into the payment.
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros was forced to deny he funded Bragg’s office after Trump repeatedly speculated he was involved
But the case dogged him through his time in office after triggering a federal investigation.
On Saturday March 18 Trump sensationally announced that he would be arrested the following Tuesday.
However an arrest failed to materialize and the case had gone quiet in recent weeks.
But on Thursday a jury dramatically voted in favor of the indictment – marking a victory for Bragg, whose office was responsible for the probe into the payment.
Bragg persevered with his investigation even though federal prosecutors opted not to pursue Trump for what allegedly amounted to an illegal campaign contribution.
Instead Bragg is thought to be examining whether the payment was wrongly labeled a business expense — a misdemeanor under New York state law.
Trump, 76, has repeatedly speculated that the DA is being funded by liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Today Soros poured cold water on those claims by denying any involvement.
The 92-year-old told the Semafor news website: ‘As for Alvin Bragg, as a matter of fact I did not contribute to his campaign and I don’t know him.’
His office is not funded by Soros, although his campaign to become district attorney received $1 million from the Color Of Change Political Action Committee, a racial justice group backed by the Hungarian-born billionaire financier.
Soros is a favorite target of conservatives. Since the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, he has used his extensive wealth to back candidates he says are promoting democracy and the rule of law.
