代表特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳（Jared Kushner）的律师们已致函《Vanity Fair》杂志和康德纳斯特集团（Condé Nast），对周四发表在杂志上的一些指控表示强烈反对，称这些指控“不实”且具有诽谤性质。
Attorneys representing President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have sent a letter to Vanity Fair and Condé Nast over allegations published in an article on Thursday calling them “false” and “defamatory.”
“我们正式向《Vanity Fair》和康德纳斯特集团发出警告，指出他们针对我们客户贾里德·库什纳的指控属于虚假且具有诽谤性的内容，”美国司法部前首席幕僚查德·米泽尔（Chad Mizelle）在社交平台X上写道。“包括独立记者在内的多方人士都在对这篇报道的真实性提出质疑。”《Vanity Fair》刊登了调查记者马修·科尔（Matthew Cole）所著书籍《王子与窃贼：贾里德·库什纳与穆罕默德·本·扎耶德重塑中东的秘密计划》（Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East）中的部分内容。
“We formally put Vanity Fair and Condé Nast on notice regarding the false and defamatory allegations published about our client, Jared Kushner,” wrote Chad Mizelle, former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Justice, in a post on social platform X. “Serious questions are now being raised about the credibility of this reporting, including by independent journalists.”Vanity Fair published an excerpt from a book by investigative journalist Matthew Cole titled “Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East.”
该摘录声称，库什纳的手机被黑客入侵后，其秘密谈判记录被曝光，其中包括数百万美元的转账记录。
The excerpt alleged Kushner’s hacked phone revealed his secret negotiations which include millions of dollars in transfers.
“尽管我们多次要求，但作者始终未能提供任何银行对账单、转账记录、账户号码或其他能够证实这些指控的证据，”米泽尔在帖子中补充道，并附上了律师函的副本。
“Despite repeated requests, the author has failed to produce a single bank statement, wire transfer record, account number, or other verifiable evidence supporting these extraordinary accusations,” Mizelle said in his post with a copy of the letter attached.
“我们没有发现《Vanity Fair》在发表这些内容之前进行过任何独立核实，”他进一步指出。
“We have seen no indication that Vanity Fair conducted any independent verification of these claims before publishing them,” he added.
律师函中明确表示，摘录中的指控“不仅不实，而且荒谬至极”；由于这些指控涉及对库什纳的严重犯罪指控，因此属于典型的诽谤行为。据《Hill》杂志报道，他们已联系《Vanity Fair》要求获取该律师函的副本并听取其回应。
The letter signed says the accusations listed from the excerpt are “as false as” they are “outrageous” and since these allegations “charge our client with committing serious crimes, they are defamatory per se.”The Hill has reached out to Clare for a copy of the letter and a comment.
律师函要求《Vanity Fair》立即从网站及其他所有平台上删除相关摘录，并要求该媒体保留与这篇报道相关的所有记录。
The letter called for Vanity Fair to immediately remove the excerpt from its website and every other platform. It also asks the outlet to preserve records related to the publishing of the excerpt.
本月初，CNN 发表报道，指控库什纳的私募股权公司与一家深度卷入以色列军事行动的公司存在关联。库什纳否认了这些指控，称其为“一篇极具误导性的报道”。在特朗普的第二个任期内，库什纳一直担任美国特使，在主导以色列总理内塔尼亚胡与哈马斯之间的和平谈判，以及与乌克兰和俄罗斯的谈判中发挥了重要作用。
Earlier this month, CNN published a report alleging Kushner’s private equity firm had ties to a company heavily involved in Israel’s military. Kushner denied those allegations calling it a “a deeply misleading story.”Kushner has served as a U.S. special envoy throughout Trump’s second term, playing an important role in leading peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas, as well as with Ukraine and Russia.