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Dutch intelligence confirmed Jared Kushner's activities by tapping his phone.

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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026
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The sources report a Vanity Fair excerpt from Matthew Cole's book alleging Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) hacked and monitored Kushner's iPhone, but they describe this as an unsourced allegation that Kushner and Trump deny.

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… How much does it take to be a trader, bro? I don't know. I mean, some were to the tune about a billion dollars, apparently. I think most people would take the billion dollars. It's crazy. Unfortunately, that's crazy, and apparently this is all being confirmed by Dutch intelligence. Um, they like basically were, like, tapping his phone, essentially, and had access to all of his shit, and they got all of it, dude. Like, I mean, it's but this is the person, so, like, you know, I think when we look on this, and this is where I try to be, you know, not devil's advocate, but just like the reality of the …
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What we found

Contradicts. Kushner denied the allegations as 'completely insane' and 'outrageous fabrications', and Trump called the story 'totally false'; these are denials by the parties involved, not an authoritative investigation.[1][2]

Context. Vanity Fair (Oct 22, 2026) and multiple outlets report Matthew Cole's book alleges the MIVD hacked Kushner's iPhone in 2018 and watched him log into a UAE bank account, based on unnamed sources and unpublished evidence.[1][4][5][6][7]

Context. Sources describe the surveillance claims as allegations that have not been established by a court or publicly identified investigation, and no source reports that Dutch intelligence publicly confirmed monitoring Kushner's phone.[6][8]

Context. Cole says he has indications other NATO allies are aware of Dutch access to Kushner's phone, but this is his own reporting and is not independently confirmed.[3]

Sources

8 sources: 7 not rated, 1 tier 3

  1. 1Dutch spies hacked Jared Kushner’s phone, alleges bookdutchnews.nl · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
  2. 2Donald Trump Responds to $2 Billion Jared Kushner Allegationnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
  3. 3Kushner book author reveals bombshell detail he left out ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: context
  4. 4Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret ...vanityfair.com · not rated · cited for: context
  5. 5Dutch spies watched Kushner use a UAE account fed US ...x.com · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed Over $2 Billion in ...ibtimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7Report: Dutch Spies Hacked Jared Kushner’s iPhone, Watched ...gizmodo.com · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Jared Kushner's Hacked Phone Exposes Alleged $2B Foreign ...ibtimes.co.uk · not rated · cited for: context

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