[Zhang Fei]

[I think he is using his daughter and son in law because he is use to family members running his business, and he keeps appointing these losers because he is naive about just how corrupt Washington is, it’s unbelievable.]

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I expect he does so because he can trust his kin to overcome their liberal views to do exactly what he tells them to do, whereas outsiders will not only obstruct his wishes, they’ll also leak against him. And to keep his kin in the administration, as opposed to returning to the private sector, he throws them a bone every so often. That’s what the amnesty for drug felons, family leave for Federal employees and $250m/year for HBCU’s were all about.

[Dave W]

Agreed. At least he can trust them and gives them a bone from time to time. Plus they do seem to be good...Kushner gets rave reviews from every group he negotiates with - at least from what I have read.