Allied Intelligence — 2026-10-26

Book Reveals Dutch Intelligence Hacked Kushner's Phone Exposing Secret Gulf States Financial Accounts

BLUFKushner's team is unlikely to file suit against Cole or his publisher by late November, as litigation would risk exposing the very financial records they deny exist to discovery.

A Vanity Fair excerpt of journalist Matthew Cole's book "Princes and Thieves," published Thursday, alleges Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) hacked Jared Kushner's phone in 2018 after flipping a Russian spy, and watched him access a First Abu Dhabi Bank account holding about $750 million 12. Cole further alleges the UAE and Saudi Arabia put at least $2 billion into accounts for Kushner, including roughly $1 billion held in Israel 13. CBS News said it had not independently verified the excerpt 2. Kushner called the claims "completely insane" and said Cole offered no bank statements or transaction records 24. His lawyer Chad Mizelle said "there are no bank accounts," threatened legal action, and said the Jerusalem Post removed its reporting on the claims 4. The MIVD has not commented 1.

Analysis
Everything rests on one Vanity Fair excerpt, and no outlet has verified the allegations. CBS obtained on-record denials from Kushner, his attorney, and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, and the Dutch service's silence leaves the hacking claim neither confirmed nor denied. It is unlikely that Kushner or his representatives file a lawsuit against Matthew Cole or his publisher over the "Princes and Thieves" allegations by November 25, 2026. Confidence is low because no complaint or demand letter has been filed, and the threats name no defendant, aiming only at unspecified "groups publishing" the claims. That targeting points to pressure on secondary outlets, as with the reported Jerusalem Post takedown, rather than a suit that would expose the sourcing to discovery. The threats may be a deterrent to publishers and booksellers before the October 27 release, with no real intent to sue, since litigation would invite scrutiny of Kushner's finances. A filed suit would signal willingness to test the sourcing in court and push outlets to pull or hedge coverage. Without one, the claims stay unresolved and coverage unconstrained.

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