President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he was “pleased to nominate” Charles Kushner to serve as U.S. Ambassador to France in his upcoming administration.
“Charlie is the Founder & Chairman of Kushner Companies, one of the largest & most successful privately held Real Estate firms in the Nation,” wrote Trump in a Truth Social post.
Kushner is also the father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, married to Ivanka, and was pardoned by the president-elect in 2020 after he was convicted on federal charges.
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“Together, we will strengthen America’s partnership with France, our oldest Ally, & one of our greatest!,” added Trump.
Kushner’s nomination, which must be confirmed by the Senate, comes on the heels of his son Jared announcing that he had no plans to serve in Trump’s next administration.
In 2005, Kushner pled guilty to 16 counts of tax evasion, retaliating against a federal witness and lying to the Federal Election Commission. He served 14 months at Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery, Alabama, before he was sent to a halfway house in Newark, New Jersey.
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