Jared Kushner's past business ties to George Soros get little media attention, and this is bad news for anyone who trusts that political rhetoric matches reality.

• The Wall Street Journal reported in 2017 that Soros had financial links to Kushner's real estate startup Cadre, reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars.
• Kushner left these connections off his White House conflict-of-interest paperwork when he became an advisor, and they only surfaced after the Journal called him out.
• Conservative outlets, which usually attack Soros, have shown almost no interest in the story.
• The silence lets Republican politicians keep publicly bashing Soros while quietly taking his money and doing business with him.
• The bigger claim: daily tabloid-style politics distracts people from unelected wealthy donors who steer policy through networks of NGOs and private groups.

Outlook: Expect the story to stay buried unless a major outlet revisits Kushner's disclosures.