while donald trump's son-in-law jared kushner handled his 2017 white house duties which did include a middle east port folio his family was actively seeking refinancing on a more than $1 million loan for their manhattan skyscraper 666 fifth avenue from the wealthy gulf state nation of qatar. that deal didn't happen, but then in june of 2017 qatar was suddenly in the news. >> five nations cutting ties with qatar accusing that country of supporting terror. >> a regional feud between qatar and his gulf state neighbors reached a boiling point. qatar's neighbors had formed a blockade around the country and were threatening to invade. there was a very real possibility the saudis and