Kushner's lawyer demands Vanity Fair pull excerpt alleging secret Gulf accounts

A lawyer for Jared Kushner demanded that Vanity Fair remove an excerpt from Matthew Cole's forthcoming book "Princes and Thieves," which alleges Saudi and Emirati officials arranged billions of dollars in accounts he could access. Kushner calls the claims categorically false.

Jared Kushner's lawyer has demanded that Vanity Fair take down an excerpt from investigative journalist Matthew Cole's forthcoming book "Princes and Thieves," warning the magazine and its parent company Condé Nast that they face "serious legal risk," TheWrap reported.

The excerpt, published Thursday, alleges that Dutch intelligence officials obtained information from Kushner's compromised phone and found evidence of secret financial arrangements involving leaders in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. It claims Saudi and Emirati officials arranged for at least $2 billion to be placed in accounts Kushner could access, including one holding about $750 million on which he was allegedly a signatory. TheWrap said it had not independently verified the claims.

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In a letter, attorney Chad Mizelle also asked the magazine to preserve all records of its reporting and fact-checking and to say publicly whether it independently verified the allegations, arguing that the author had produced no bank statements, wire records or account numbers. "We intend to pursue legal action against those responsible and hold them accountable," Mizelle said. His firm had sent publisher Simon & Schuster a 13-page letter denying the allegations before publication.

Kushner called the allegations "outrageous and categorically false," describing the book as "a mixture of fantasy, fiction, and advocacy." He said he had denied the claims on the record and had given more than 30 hours of testimony to investigations. Vanity Fair, Condé Nast and Simon & Schuster did not respond to requests for comment.

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