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Taken from them and were overridden should concern all of us. >> but this isn't donald trump's business. that's the conflict any longer. this is one of his advisers. it's kushner's family business. why is that a problem for the president? >> for me as a counter intelligence professional, it is about access to the president. and it doesn't get much closer than the son-in-law of the president. >> in the weeks and months that followed, relations between the u.s. and qatar began to mend. the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on fighting terrorism, but the blockade continues to this ...

While donald trump's son-in-law jared kushner handled his 2017 white house duties which did include a middle east portfolio, his family was actively seeking refinancing on a more than one billion dollar loan for their manhattan skyscraper 666 fifth avenue from the wealthy gulf state nation of qatar. this deal didn't happen. but then in june of 2017, qatar was suddenly in the news. >> diplomatic crisis erupting in the middle east. accusing that country of supporting terror. >> a regional feud reached a boiling point. qatar's neighbors formed a blockade around the country and were threatening to...

Fifth avenue and the funding and the blockade and timing, but that's about it. is it maybe going too far to make that connection and make that jump? >> it's really important we stick to the facts we know and not to engage in conjecture that actually draws conclusions that we don't have data to support. >> questions surrounding jared kushner's potential conflicts of interests have been an issue since he joined the administration and was denied top secret security clearance. that decision by intelligence officials was eventually overruled by the trump administration. part of the reason that it w...

Brookfield invested in the building, its spokeman told nbc news in a statement that it had no direct involvement with the 666 deal and that had fund had invested in the building without what is the problem with the appearance of a conflict? >> you go from appearances and optics, and they matter. and we have to conduct ourself at the highest ev esest conduct if it's not breaking the law, it's fine. >> so who's doing anything about all these potential conflicts? for the first two years of president trump's presidency, a republican-led congress offered little oversight. but that is not the case t...

In an interview with a new york real estate publication, charlie kushner said the company also met with the qatar investment authority which invests money for the government of qatar. but no deal was struck there either. >> the whole issue of 666 fifth avenue and seeking foreign assistance and funding for that building and that debt troubles me greatly. >> troubling because while business deals were being negotiated the delicate work of american diplomacy in the middle east was and still is never far from a crisis. and just weeks later a crisis is exactly what erupted. >> we certainly would en...