The President-elect of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced this Saturday the choice of the businessman Charles Kushnerfather of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, to be the next American ambassador to France.
“He is a formidable business leader, philanthropist and negotiator, he will be a strong advocate representing our country and its interests,” the Republican said on his social network Truth.
Charles Kushner is the founder of the real estate company Kushner Enterprises and father of Jared Kushner, married to Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivankaand who was also one of the Republican’s main advisors in his first government (2017-2021).
Convicted of tax fraud
In 2005, Kushner Sr. declared himself guilty of tax evasion chargesamong others, and was sentenced to two years in prison following a trial in which prosecutors said the man now chosen to be ambassador had plotted a conspiracy. revenge plan and intimidation of his brother-in-law, William Schulder, when he discovered he was cooperating with federal authorities in the case.
The case was heard in a New Jersey court and the prosecutor in charge of the process was Chris Christie, who later became governor of that state and later a pre-candidate for the White House for the Republican Party.
Charles Kushner served 14 months of his sentence Montgomery Jail, Alabamaand was later sent to a halfway house in Newark, New Jersey, to complete his sentence. He was also barred from practicing law in three states: New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. In December 2020 was pardoned by Trump.
Jared Kushner, who moved with Ivanka and the couple’s children to Miami, Florida after the end of Trump’s first term, indicated a few months ago that he did not plan to take any position within the next Republican administration, which will assume the presidency. next January 20.
