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“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the US Ambassador to France He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post
Nominees for key ambassadorships are often business associates of a president-elect, or major political donors But it is rare, if not unprecedented, to name a convicted felonThe elder Kushner was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after being convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering in 2005 He spent 14 months in prison and 10 months in a halfway house for his crimes
However, over the last two decades the New Jersey native and son of Holocaust survivors has devoted much of his life to philanthropy The Trump White House cited this as a reason for Kushner's pardon, stating “this record of reform and charity overshadows Mr Kushner’s conviction”“I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the U
S Ambassador to France He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post he shared on Saturday of the Thanksgiving weekendThe choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty
Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first termThe choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first termAccount processing issue - the email address may already exist User information Username (Optional) This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more
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attorney, Kushner hired a prostitute to entrap his brother-in-law with the intention of recording the encounter and sending it to the man’s wife This unsuccessful scheme was supposed to be revenge for cooperating with investigatorsCharles Kushner was pardoned by Trump in 2020 following a 2005 conviction on federal charges Chris Christie, who led the case as the US attorney for New Jersey, said in 2019 that Kushner committed “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he had prosecuted
Text size President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the US ambassador to France, in the latest of several controversial picks Kushner is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, & dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our Country & its interests, Trump said on his Truth Social website, adding that Jared worked closely with me in the White House The choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first term
Trump did not mention, however, that the elder Kushner once served jail time -- a two-year sentence, most of it served in a federal prison Kushner, who is now 70, pleaded guilty in 2004 to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign contributions The case, which was prosecuted by then US attorney Chris Christie, included sordid details, to which Kushner admitted: that he had hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, a man cooperating in a campaign finance inquiry, and then videotaped the encounter and sent it to the man's wife, Kushner's sister, to dissuade her from testifying against him Christie, who worked on Trump's first presidential transition team and then opposed him in this year's Republican primary contests, later said Kushner had committed a loathsome and disgusting crime
In 2020, Trump issued a pardon to Kushner, whose conviction had resulted in him being disbarred in three states Nominees for key ambassadorships are often business associates of a president-elect, or major political donors But it is rare, if not unprecedented, to name a convicted felon The first two men to fill the prestigious Paris post were famed inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and a future president, Thomas Jefferson
If confirmed, Kushner would succeed Denise Bauer, a former ambassador to Belgium who was a major Democratic fundraiser and donor md/bbk/mdThe choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first term Trump did not mention, however, that the elder Kushner once served jail time -- a two-year sentence, most of it served in a federal prison
Kushner, who is now 70, pleaded guilty in 2004 to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign contributions The case, which was prosecuted by then US attorney Chris Christie, included sordid details, to which Kushner admitted: that he had hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, a man cooperating in a campaign finance inquiry, and then videotaped the encounter and sent it to the man's wife, Kushner's sister, to dissuade her from testifying against him Christie, who worked on Trump's first presidential transition team and then opposed him in this year's Republican primary contests, later said Kushner had committed a loathsome and disgusting crime In 2020, Trump issued a pardon to Kushner, whose conviction had resulted in him being disbarred in three states
Nominees for key ambassadorships are often business associates of a president-elect, or major political donors But it is rare, if not unprecedented, to name a convicted felon The first two men to fill the prestigious Paris post were famed inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and a future president, Thomas Jefferson If confirmed, Kushner would succeed Denise Bauer, a former ambassador to Belgium who was a major Democratic fundraiser and donor
The first two men to fill the prestigious Paris post were famed inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and a future president, Thomas Jefferson. If confirmed, Kushner would succeed Denise Bauer, a former ambassador to Belgium who was a major Democratic fundraiser and donor. md/bbk/mdThe choice is in keeping with Trump's pattern, so far, of selecting people, often wealthy, who are close to his family or of proven loyalty. Kushner is a multimillionaire real estate executive and former attorney; his son was a senior adviser during Trump's first term. Trump did not mention, however, that the elder Kushner once served jail time -- a two-year sentence, most of it served in a federal prison. Kushner, who is now 70, pleaded guilty in 2004 to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign contributions. The case, which was prosecuted by then US attorney Chris Christie, included sordid details, to which Kushner admitted: that he had hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, a man cooperating in a campaign finance inquiry, and then videotaped the encounter and sent it to the man's wife, Kushner's sister, to dissuade her from testifying against him. Christie, who worked on Trump's first presidential transition team and then opposed him in this year's Republican primary contests, later said Kushner had committed a loathsome and disgusting crime. In 2020, Trump issued a pardon to Kushner, whose conviction had resulted in him being disbarred in three states. Nominees for key ambassadorships are often business associates of a president-elect, or major political donors. But it is rare, if not unprecedented, to name a convicted felon. The first two men to fill the prestigious Paris post were famed inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin and a future president, Thomas Jefferson. If confirmed, Kushner would succeed Denise Bauer, a former ambassador to Belgium who was a major Democratic fundraiser and donor. md/bbk/md
