Charles Kushner born May 16, is an American real estate developer and disbarred attorney [ 1 ] who founded Kushner Companies in In , Kushner was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion , and witness tampering , and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, which he served in the Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery.
As a convicted felon, he was also disbarred in three states. He later received a pardon issued by his son's father-in-law President Donald Trump on December 23, Previously, he was a major Democratic party donor.
His elder son Jared is the husband of Ivanka Trump , the daughter of the President of the United States Donald Trump , during whose first presidential administration he served as senior advisor from to He has three other children, including his younger son Joshua , a venture capitalist who is married to the supermodel Karlie Kloss.
In November , Trump stated his intention to nominate Kushner as the United States ambassador to France for his second term. In , Kushner began managing his father's portfolio of 4, New Jersey apartments. At the time, Kushner Companies had grown to more than 10, residential apartments, a homebuilding business, commercial and industrial properties, and a community bank. As a convicted felon, Charles Kushner was also disbarred and prohibited from practicing law in New Jersey, [ 25 ] New York, [ 26 ] and Pennsylvania.
On December 23, , President Trump issued a full and unconditional pardon to Kushner, his daughter's father-in-law, [ 29 ] citing his record of "reform" and "charity". Before , Kushner was a donor to the Democratic Party. On November 30, , president-elect Trump announced through a social media post that he would nominate Kushner to be the United States ambassador to France in his second term. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
