Chaos over Jared and Ivanka's Albanian island resort
Bad news for Albanians worried about corruption and the environment, as the Kushner family pushes a luxury island resort through with unusual speed.
- Jared Kushner and Ivanka are building a $1.4 billion luxury resort on a Mediterranean island off Albania, with 6,000 hotel rooms and villas planned for the ultra-wealthy.
- Albania fast-tracked approval right after Trump's election win, raising fears the deal was meant to win favor with the U.S. president.
- Protests have broken out for days over the lack of transparency, no environmental review, and a private land deal that may have shortchanged Albanians.
- The island holds 3,600 old Soviet nuclear bunkers, some of which the couple reportedly plans to build into the resort.
- Kushner's investment firm is mostly funded by Saudi Arabia, and an unnamed foreign government is also tied to the project.
Outlook: Anti-corruption investigations are starting, and more protests are planned, so this story is likely to keep growing.