Jared Kushner pushes back on report involving hacked phone, spies, billion-dollar transfer
Updated on: October 23, 2026 / 10:31 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Jared Kushner denies allegations from journalist Matthew Cole's upcoming book.
- The book claims Kushner had access to over $2 billion in foreign government funds for influence.
- Allegations include a hacked iPhone providing access to Kushner's screen and financial activities.
- The report states leaders from Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly transferred billions to accounts linked to Kushner.
- Kushner and his legal team have categorically denied the accusations and threatened legal action.
- The White House has dismissed the book's claims as 'complete fiction'.