Cockburn was admittedly a bit skeptical yesterday when he heard that Jared Kushner was seeking out advice for a federal coronavirus response from Dr Kurt Kloss, the father of his sister-in-law, Karlie Kloss. Why on earth would anyone speak to a distant relative on purpose? Nonetheless, Dr Kloss appears to have been right when he said his recommendations were being passed directly to the presidential adviser, as quite a few of them have become government policy.