Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked a Rogers County judge to require the companies behind a proposed aluminum smelter in Inola to disclose their ownership and whether public officials or their relatives have a financial interest in the project.
The request is part of Drummond’s lawsuit seeking to stop the development. Emirates Global Aluminium, a state-owned enterprise of the United Arab Emirates, holds a 60% controlling interest in the venture. Century Aluminum owns the remaining 40%.
The latest filing seeks information about communications and agreements involving Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and his investment firm. It also asks whether Kushner or affiliated entities have an interest in or benefit from the project or its Emirati owners, and seeks the source of the Emirati investment funds.
Drummond cited allegations published by Vanity Fair concerning payments to Kushner and his dealings with foreign governments while serving as a presidential adviser. The filing does not establish that Kushner has a financial interest in the Inola project.
“These are allegations, not findings, and the State treats them as such,” Drummond said in the filing. “But they are serious allegations about the government that owns sixty percent of this project, and the State is entitled to find out whether they reach (the project).”
The requests also cover financial interests held by public officials’ family members, including in-laws.
Drummond filed suit in June to stop the proposed Oklahoma Primary Aluminum facility. Plans call for annual production exceeding 750,000 metric tons on approximately 633 acres along the Verdigris River.
According to the attorney general’s office, the project includes a federal award of up to $500 million and approximately $255 million in state performance-based rebates.
