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    With criminal justice bill expected to become law, Kushner gets credit for his role

    by Jennifer Haberkorn and Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times Dec 18, 2018 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Jared Kushner may finally get a win.

    President Donald Trump's son-in-law has been a drag on the administration for his friendship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since the Oct. 2 killing of a U.S.-based dissident Saudi journalist. His family business continues to raise questions of conflicts of interest, he repeatedly has amended financial disclosure reports to remedy omissions, and he endured an embarrassing yearlong delay in obtaining a security clearance. Meanwhile, his chief assignment, a Mideast peace plan, is as elusive as ever.

    Lately, however, Kushner has been instrumental in helping his father-in-law secure a rare bipartisan victory: a long-sought overhaul of the criminal justice system.

    Both Republicans and Democrats

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