Donald Trump's son-in-law could help shape his agenda

Nov. 15, 2016

Jared Kushner is working on Trump’s transition team. He’s married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka. He comes from a real estate family whose fortune was built by his controversial father. What’s his influence over Trump?

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IVANKA AND JARED’S POWER PLAY - How the patrician couple came to have an outsized influence on a populist Presidential campaign

Credits

Guest:

Lizzie Widdicombe - New Yorker

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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