Donald Trump‘s son-in-law has said the former President’s indictment has ‘only made him stronger’ as he slammed the ‘troubling’ case.
Jared Kushner accused Democrats of being scared of Trump’s ‘political strength’ in a series of inflammatory remarks made during a speech to bring peace to the Middle East.
It comes after it was revealed Melania Trump is standing by her husband as he faces charges over a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Kushner told the crowd the case – which was spearheaded by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg – ‘shows obviously the fear that the Democrats have of Trump and the political strength he has.’
‘As an American, it’s very troubling to me to see the leader of the opposition party be indicted,’ he said.
Jared Kushner has said the former President’s indictment had ‘only made him stronger’ as he slammed the ‘troubling’ case
Trump’s indictment marks the end of a years long investigation into $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels, allegedly to buy her silence about their affair
‘It’s been hard to watch the opponents of him politically continue to break every norm over the last years to try to get him.’
He continued: ‘But what I’ll say is I’ve been by him during a lot of these instances and it’s only made him stronger, and his resolve to take on big challenges, to fight for change.’
Kushner – who previously acted as an aide to Trump while he was in the White House – was speaking at an event organized by the Future Investment Initiative, a non-profit backed by one of Saudi Arabia’s largest sovereign funds.
Kushner’s ties to Middle East investors has come under renewed scrutiny this week.
The New York Times reported on Thursday that wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had invested with Kushner’s private equity firm Affinity Partners.
Kushner is the latest member of Trump’s family to lambast the case against him.
Yesterday son Eric told Dailymail.com that the indictment was a result of ‘opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year.’
It echoed statements made by Trump himself who called it ‘political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.’
Trump, 76, will be arraigned in Manhattan at 2.15pm on Tuesday.
Exact charges haven’t been revealed yet but reports indicate there are more than 30 counts.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk