‘Outrageous and Completely Insane’: Trump’s Son-in-Law on Hacked Phone Claims Detailing Secret Saudi-UAE Dealings

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner, has hit back at explosive allegations claiming that foreign intelligence hacks exposed secret financial dealings and multi-billion-dollar foreign bank accounts linked to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

According to an investigative report published by Vanity Fair—citing excerpts from a new book by journalist Matthew Cole titled Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East—Dutch intelligence operatives allegedly monitored mobile communications revealing that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman set up multi-billion-dollar funding arrangements to advance regional policy goals during Trump's first administration.

Furious Denial and Categorical Rejection from Legal Team

Kushner took to social media to blast the allegations, describing the report as a complete fabrication devoid of factual substance.

"The allegations are completely insane and never happened," Kushner wrote in a post on X. "We denied every one of these claims on the record, yet the author failed to provide a single shred of evidence to substantiate any of them. No bank statements, wire transfer records, account numbers, transaction dates, or other verifiable details were provided."

Kushner emphasised that he was one of the most heavily scrutinized figures in Washington during his time in public office, noting that he voluntarily participated in multiple congressional inquiries and a special counsel investigation without any such claims ever surfacing.

Chad Mizelle, Kushner’s attorney, also dismissed the report as entirely false and defamatory. "These are not questions of interpretation or competing recollections: there are no bank accounts. They don't exist," Mizelle stated, adding that all legal options remain under active consideration.

Allegations Involve Foreign Policy Slush Funds

The published book excerpts allege that Gulf leaders established secretive accounts—including one dubbed the "Alpha" account at First Abu Dhabi Bank—intended to function as a collaborative foreign policy fund, alongside separate accounts purportedly tied to personal financial activity.

Despite the explosive nature of the claims, neither the investigative report nor the book excerpts provided verified financial ledgers, wire transfer receipts, or independent banking records to corroborate the existence of the alleged accounts. Kushner's representatives maintain that the publication relies on recycled speculation and sensationalist narrative framing designed to malign his tenure in the White House.