President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Charles Kushner, father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, to serve as US Ambassador to France. Despite his reputation as a successful businessman, Charles Kushner pleaded guilty to illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering in 2005.
Photograph: John Minchillo/APPhotograph: John Minchillo/APBusinessman pleaded guilty to illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and witness tampering in 2005Donald Trump has nominated Charles Kushner , a businessman who is the father-in-law of Trump ’s daughter Ivanka, to serve as US ambassador to France, the president-elect said on Saturday.picks to have close ties with the incoming president.
“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 said in“Charlie is the founder & chairman of Kushner Companies, one of the largest & most successful privately held real estate firms in the nation.
Kushner no longer serves on the board of NYU. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions and tax evasion, as well as witness tampering after he retaliated against his brother-in-law, William Schulder, who was cooperating with federal investigators. According to the US justice department, Kushner admitted to hiring a sex worker to seduce Schulder, videotaping the encounter and sending the tape to Schulder’s wife – Kushner’s sister. He wasKushner in 2020, stating that he “has been devoted to important philanthropic organizations and causes”.
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