Behind Closed Doors At Kushner Inc.

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Behind Closed Doors At Kushner Inc.

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Virginia Heffernan talks to Vicky Ward, author of “Kushner Inc.,” about Jared and Ivanka’s rise to power; the influence and history of family patriarch Charlie Kushner; and the Trump and Kushner worlds of real estate and crime.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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