Kushner Team Prepares Lawsuit Over Book Claiming $2 Billion in Gulf Fund Transfers

Jared Kushner’s legal team plans to sue the author of a new book that alleges the former White House adviser managed billions of dollars in hidden funds from Middle Eastern governments. The claims appear in an excerpt from 'Princes and Thieves,' published Thursday in Vanity Fair.

The book asserts that Kushner had access to more than $2 billion in slush money from leaders in the region. According to the text, these funds were meant to buy influence within the U.S. government and support off-the-books diplomatic objectives.

The excerpt details an account where Dutch intelligence agents allegedly discovered in 2017 that Russian spies had hacked Kushner’s iPhone. The Dutch service reportedly gained access to the device after turning a Russian spy. The book claims agents could see Kushner’s screen and captured images of him logging into a United Arab Emirates account.

The text states that this UAE account received hundreds of millions of dollars from a bank in Azerbaijan. It further alleges that leaders of Saudi Arabia and the UAE deposited at least $2 billion into several bank accounts tied to Kushner, including one held at Israel’s Central Bank. A person with knowledge of the money told the author that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman placed roughly $1 billion in at least one account for Kushner’s personal benefit.

Kushner and his representatives rejected the account on Thursday night. Kushner called the allegations insane and said they never happened. He noted that the author provided no bank statements, wire transfer records, account numbers, or transaction dates to support the claims.

His attorney described the book’s assertions as false and defamatory. The legal team stated they intend to pursue legal action against those responsible for the publication, though they did not specify which parties would be named in a potential lawsuit.

The White House also responded to the report. Steven Cheung, assistant to the president and White House director of communications, called the book complete fiction on X. He characterized the author as a failed spy thriller writer who relied on mysterious words from unnamed sources rather than documentation.