Two Democratic members of Congress are calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate Jared Kushner’s political advice to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS).

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Garland on Thursday requesting that a special counsel be appointed to examine Kushner’s business and political ties to the Saudi government.

Kushner — the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump who also served as a policy adviser to Trump during his White House tenure — is currently advising Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign.

In addition to the political advice he reportedly gave Bin Salman (including on U.S.-Saudi relations relating to Israel), the Saudi government has also given more than $2 billion to Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners since 2021 — around two-thirds of that company’s net worth.

The two lawmakers allege that Kushner........

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