Don't take the newest on Jared and Ivanka at face value

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     June 8, 2022 There's a new report on MAGA world's favorite nepotism babies that's got me chuckling today. [From the Gray Lady herself](: No matter how vociferously Mr. Trump claimed otherwise, neither Mr. Kushner nor Ivanka Trump believed then or later that the election had been stolen, according to people close to them. While the president spent the hours and days after the polls closed complaining about imagined fraud in battleground states and plotting a strategy to hold on to power, his daughter and son-in-law were already washing their hands of the Trump presidency. The report goes on to detail how, in the final days of the Trump White House, Jared Kushner would tell anyone who'd listen—and it looks like the New York Times sure did—that he and the wife essentially knew that Dad was a loser before it had been officially called, and that they'd leave even if Trump didn't accept the results. [But as I noted here](, to believe this account, at least entirely, is to ignore one of the most [persistent storylines of the Trump era](. It's hardly a coincidence that this latest one, which could help shield the couple from any accusation that they played a role in fomenting violence at the Capitol, is emerging just as the January 6 committee is presenting them as the [hearings' star attraction](. Plus, does it make Javanka look any better if they indeed bolted, allowing the likes of Rudy Giuliani and other conspiracy-addled morons to fuel election lies and eventually the attack on the Capitol? Nah. But head [here for the only reason]( you should maybe read the latest drivel on Jared and Ivanka. I sincerely hope you LOL with me. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Beacon Press]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [The January 6 Committee Doesn’t Need New “Bombshells.” We Already Know What Happened.]( Trump's coup attempt was public. Don't overcomplicate it. BY DAN FRIEDMAN AND PEMA LEVY SPONSORED CONTENT BY BEACON PRESS   We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy “The essential handbook for every activist ready to move from resisting injustice to rebuilding a world of justice. Eboo Patel gives us the blueprint for how to build institutions that will birth the beloved community.” —Valarie Kaur, author of See No Stranger. [Learn more at beacon.org](. [Trending] [The assassination plot against Brett Kavanaugh is a national emergency]( BY JEREMY SCHULMAN   [Jared and Ivanka knew Trump was a loser. But don't believe this rehab job.]( BY INAE OH   [San Francisco voters just ousted their reformist district attorney]( BY SAMANTHA MICHAELS   [A terrifying new novel imagines what happens when tech lords take over the government]( BY MADDIE OATMAN Advertisement [Beacon Press]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [You can't run on defending democracy if democracy is broken]( Hearings aren't enough. Democrats need to prove institutions work. BY JACOB ROSENBERG [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755