Jared Kushner Tried and Failed to Get a Half-Billion-Dollar Bailout From Qatar - The Intercept

A businessman walks by the 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by Kushner Cos., Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in New York. The Kushner Cos. confirmed Wednesday that negotiations with Anbang Insurance Group to help fund redevelopment of the family's office tower on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue have ended. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Jared Kushner Tried and Failed to Get a Half-Billion-Dollar Bailout From Qatar

Qatar is facing an ongoing blockade. Kushner, meanwhile, has played a key behind-the-scenes role in hardening the U.S. posture toward the nation.