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* The PIF is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which ties the sovereign wealth fund very directly to the ruling Saudi leadership. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Investment_Fund|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
* Ethics and oversight concerns: for example, the United States Senate Finance Committee (under Senator Ron Wyden) has written letters and launched investigations into whether the financial ties of Kushner’s firm (and by extension the Trump family) with Saudi Arabia created a conflict of interest or foreign‐influence risk. Senate Finance Committee<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate Finance Committee|url=https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-continues-investigation-into-kushner-conflicts-of-interest-influence-on-us-foreign-policy|publisher=Senate Finance Committee|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
* The business deals are often “branding/licensing” deals for the Trump Organization (meaning the Trump name is used, fees/licensing revenue are expected, but the risk may lie with the partner developer). For example several Gulf region developments.
* The overlap of diplomacy, policy, and business: Given that Kushner served as a senior advisor in the Trump White House (including on Middle East issues) and later his firm receives Saudi funds, critics argue the sequencing creates the appearance of transactional influence.