For Kushner and Witkoff, C.E.O. diplomacy is no longer working

Donald Trump's duplicitous duo

Special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are proof of what happens when conflicts of interest meet diplomacy

For Kushner and Witkoff, C.E.O. diplomacy is no longer working

In late March, Jared Kushner sat woodenly on the stage of a Saudi investment conference in Miami. It was 26 days into the Iran war. He was introduced not as President Trump’s unofficial envoy but as the founder and chief executive of Affinity Partners. The host of the conference — the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, via his personal think tank — has thrown billions at Affinity Partners through his sovereign wealth fund. In recent months…