Did Trump's political committee artificially inflate sales of Kushner's 'bestseller' book?

One of life's staggering mysteries is how every other book or novel ends up on some kind of best seller's list. Now it looks like Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have certainly solved that mystery, per a report by Forbes.

Kushner released his memoir titled “Breaking History: A White House Memoir” on August 23. The book was received moderately well but it didn't exactly break any new frontiers, both collection-wise and in terms of making it to any bestsellerslist.

However, two weeks later, Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, one of Donald Trump's political committees that raises money for him, surreptitiously bought $131,000 worth of books, according to a filing made with the Federal Election Commission.

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However, this wasn't to be the end of the situation as the same committee, on September 11, ordered another bulk purchase of books worth $27,000 - taking the total to $158,000.

And like clockwork, four days later, Kushner's tome appeared in the New York Bestseller list, amongst several other books. It went on to stay on the list for the next five weeks before, presumably, the sales of the book, which may have been artificially inflated, nosedived and was forced off the list.

The committee did not explicitly say if books it bought were indeed Kushner's. The purchases were mentioned simply as 'collateral: books' in the election filing. But the doubt is reinforced, as the committee is currently selling Kushner's work in exchange for donations of $75 or more, according to Forbes, thereby making sure that the book continues to do business on paper.

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The 500-page book was panned by critics for glossing over the true secrets of White House and focusing on making Kushner look as the ultimate protagonist to tun the show while being in trump's close circle.

"The biggest problem (although there are many) with Kushner’s bookwhether by omission, contradiction, or a self-serving recasting — is the way it glosses over the subtext that came to define and complicate Kushner’s wide-ranging White House portfolio: money," read a review by Vicky Ward,author of 'Kushner Inc'.

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(With inputs from agencies)

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