Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to France

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he wants Charles Kushner, father of son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France, praising him as a business leader and dealmaker. Charles Kushner, founder of Kushner Companies, was pardoned by Trump in 2020 for tax evasion and illegal campaign donations, stemming from a scheme of revenge and intimidation involving his brother-in-law. Christie has criticized Jared Kushner for his firing and referred to Charles Kushner’s actions as “loathsome” while Trump and the elder Kushner have known each other from real estate circles and family ties.

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