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Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer and convicted felon. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985. In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and served time in federal prison. After his release, he resumed his career in real estate. He is the father of Jared Kushner, who is the husband of Ivanka Trump and son-in-law and senior advisor to President of the United States Donald Trump.
Early life and education
Kushner was born on May 16, 1954[1] to Joseph and Rae Kushner. At birth, he was assigned the name Chanan after a maternal uncle who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.[2] He grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey with his elder brother Murray Kushner.[1][3] His parents were Holocaust survivors who came to America from Belarus in 1949.[4][5] Kushner's father worked as a construction worker, builder, and real estate investor.[1] Kushner graduated from the School of Law of Hofstra University in 1979.[6] Career[edit]
In 1985, he began managing his father's portfolio of 4,000 New Jersey apartments.[1][3] He founded Kushner Companies—headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey—and became its chairman.[1][3] In 1999, he won the Ernst & Young New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year award. At the time, Kushner Companies had grown to more than 10,000 residential apartments, a home-building business, commercial and industrial properties, and a community bank.[7]
Criminal conviction
In the summer of 2004, Kushner was fined $508,900 by the Federal Election Commission for contributing to political campaigns in the names of his partnerships when he lacked authorization to do so.[8] In 2005, following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey,[9] U.S. Attorney Chris Christie negotiated a plea agreement with Kushner, under which he pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering.[10] The witness-tampering charge arose from Kushner's act of retaliation against William Schulder, his sister Esther's husband, who was cooperating with federal investigators; Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranged to record an encounter between the two, and had the tape sent to his sister.[11][12][13][14] Kushner was sentenced to two years in prison[11] and served 14 months at Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery in Alabama[15][16] before being sent to a halfway house in Newark, New Jersey to complete his sentence.[15][16][17] He was released from prison on August 25, 2006.[18]
As a result of his convictions, Kushner was disbarred from practicing law in New Jersey,[19] New York,[20] and Pennsylvania.[21]
New York City real estate
After his release from prison, Kushner shifted his business activities from New Jersey to New York City. In early 2007, Kushner Companies bought the 666 Fifth Avenue building in Manhattan for US$1.8 billion.[22] He and his family are estimated to have a net worth of $1.8 billion.[2]
Donations
Before 2016, Kushner was a donor to the Democratic Party.[9] He serves on the boards of Touro College, Stern College for Women, Rabbinical College of America and the United Jewish Communities.[23] Kushner has donated to Harvard University, Stern College, the St. Barnabas Medical Center, and United Cerebral Palsy.[23] He contributed to the funding of two schools, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, in Livingston, New Jersey and named them after his parents.[1][23][24]
In August 2015, Kushner donated $100,000 to Donald Trump's Make America Great Again PAC, a super PAC supporting Trump's 2016 campaign for the presidency. [25] Kushner and his wife also hosted a reception for Trump at their Jersey Shore seaside mansion in Long Branch.[26]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner
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1. After the Constitutional Reset, we're going to have to ensure that no felony exists unless a person has been physically injured or killed. This business of making non-violent offenses "felonies" has got to stop.
2. Charles Kushner could have killed and eaten babies, and no stain of guilt justly put upon Jared.
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Weiner Rising in White House: Ally of Disgraced Ex-Congressman Hired
Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump enlisted the services of Risa Heller, a New York City public relations figure known for her work with Democrats including former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Gov. David Paterson (D-NY), when they came to Washington to take up their official posts in the Trump White House, according to a report in Buzzfeed.
The revelation came amid reports that a New York City set with a history of friendly ties to the Democratic party is gaining traction in President Donald Trump’s White House, much to the chagrin of conservative commentators. Members of the Kushner family itself donated large sums to Democratic causes until a few years ago, and Jared has reportedly been accused of being “a Democrat” by more nationalist and populist factions within the White House.
Another oft-cited member of this NYC-clique is the Director of Trump’s National Economic Council, registered Democrat and former Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn.
Asked by Buzzfeed about her choice, Ivanka responded in a statement, “Risa is incredibly talented, driven and passionate. She is a formidable advocate and respected by all as a trustworthy and honest broker of facts.”
Her husband Jared echoed her sentiments. “She’s the best fighter in the business, is universally respected, and most importantly has always told me what she really thinks, good or bad,” he said.
Heller began her career in Schumer’s press office before expanding her horizons in and beyond the political field. She served as communications director for David Paterson as the New York governor, who replaced prostitute-patronizing Gov. Eliot Spitzer and found himself in crises of his own. In addition to allegations of witness tampering by his appointees, Heller managed Paterson’s image through the emergence of the sex and drug scandals that ultimately sunk his reelection hopes.
Anthony Weiner, perpetrator of perhaps politics’ all-time most embarrassing litany of faux-pas, also sought Heller’s help as he tried to weather the media storm of the century that surrounded his multiple ‘sexting’ scandals. Now banished from the political realm, Weiner sung Heller’s praises.
“If I had taken her advice at critical junctures even 5% of the time, I would have been infinitely better off,” he told Buzzfeed. “This may sound ironic coming from me, but she never advocates for not telling the truth. I repeatedly didn’t take that kind of advice where I should have.” For her own part, Buzzfeed reports Heller continued to argue Weiner was a “good person” even as the worst details of his improprieties were emblazoned on front pages around the world.
For her own part, Buzzfeed reports Heller continued to argue Weiner was a “good person” even as the worst details of his improprieties were emblazoned on front pages around the world.
Jared and Ivanka, until recently, haunted the same New York circles in which these Democratic politicians are hounded by the city’s notorious tabloid press. Kushner himself has used Ms. Heller, sending her to handle the New York Times earlier this year when that paper raised questions about a deal of his in China. Anthony Weiner, for one, seemed to think she was a natural pick to help Jared and his wife in DC. “It doesn’t surprise me that people like the Kushners would gravitate toward her,” he told Buzzfeed.
At the beginning of April, paparazzi supplied the Daily Mail with photos of Ms. Heller heading into Jared and Ivanka’s new home in Washington, DC. Some think Heller is an odd choice to bring so close to Ivanka’s father’s Republican administration. At least one of her own former Democrat colleagues in New York expressed horror at the move. “I think there’s a big difference between representing business interest and essentially helping to advance an agenda that is completely antithetical to everything that Democrats stand for,” the Democratic operative told Buzzfeed.
Heller was reportedly dismayed to be the subject of a Buzzfeed article, but offered a defense of her decision to work for the Kushners: “I fight tirelessly for my clients, period. That’s what I am in business to do. I am proud of what I do and who I do it for.”
Heller is not the first publicity figure the Kushners have brought in from sources Republicans traditionally might not consider. Jared hired PR-exec Josh Raffel right out of Hollywood earlier this month.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/15/weiner-rising-in-white-house-ally-of-disgraced-ex-congressman-hired/
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2. Charles Kushner could have killed and eaten babies, and no stain of guilt justly put upon Jared.
Logic is NEOCON thinking!!!
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Nothin' "neo-" about me :)
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Logic is NEOCON thinking!!!
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Understanding NeoConservatism (https://conservativecave.com/home/index.php?topic=113745.0)
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Nothin' "neo-" about me :)
Nor me.
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Understanding NeoConservatism (https://conservativecave.com/home/index.php?topic=113745.0)
I have come to understand "Neocon" very well. It's a vapid epithet to bogeyman-ize people with whom the user disagrees or otherwise disagrees. It's a lurid fallacy, an ad hominem attack. And speaking of fallacious ad hominem attacks, as ExGeeEye pointed out, Charles Kushner's convictions for illegal campaign contributions is irrelevant in regard to Jared Kushner.
Go peddle your conspiracy theory, ummmm, stuff to a conspiracy-theorists hang-out. I don't think many here are buying it.
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You are quite the spam artist.
Why don't you just start posting "I make $20K a month working from my home! New opportunities with Google and many others!" and similar nonsense to go with your other nonsense?
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this little **** is nothing more than an agitator. I'm getting real tired of all the anti-trump/ anti-republican shit he puts out.
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this little **** is nothing more than an agitator. I'm getting real tired of all the anti-trump/ anti-republican shit he puts out.
I am putting him up for DOTY.
Seriously.
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I am putting him up for DOTY.
Seriously.
I'm with you.
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I'm with you.
:yeahthat:
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"As a federal prosecutor, Mr. Christie sent Mr. Kushner's father to jail," the Times noted. Many other sources have confirmed the origin of Kushner's animus was Christie's prosecution of the elder Kushner.
Byron York: The sordid case behind Jared Kushner's grudge against Chris Christie
By all accounts, Jared Kushner, the husband of President Trump's favorite daughter, has become an extraordinarily powerful man in the White House. To formally appoint Kushner a senior adviser, with a top security clearance, the president sought and received a Justice Department opinion declaring the White House exempt from federal anti-nepotism laws. That meant Kushner could have an official White House title to go along with his trusted-member-of-the-family influence.
But Kushner wielded plenty of power before joining the White House staff. For one thing, he is thought to have been behind the purging of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie from the presidential transition. Of course, Christie, tainted by Bridgegate, had problems of his own. But opposition from Kushner is said to have blocked Christie at key points during the campaign and transition.
Kushner's ire reportedly targeted others, too, for their Christie connections. After Christie was fired from heading the transition, two colleagues Christie had brought into the effort, Mike Rogers and Matthew Freedman, were dumped as well. "Both were part of what officials described as a purge orchestrated by Jared Kushner," the New York Times reported on November 15. "Mr. Kushner, a transition official said, was systematically dismissing people like Mr. Rogers who had ties with Mr. Christie."
The reason for the purging? "As a federal prosecutor, Mr. Christie sent Mr. Kushner's father to jail," the Times noted. Many other sources have confirmed the origin of Kushner's animus was Christie's prosecution of the elder Kushner. But most public mentions of the reason have been as brief as the Times'. It turns out the story behind the story is much longer, and more complicated. And ugly.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-the-sordid-case-behind-jared-kushners-grudge-against-chris-christie/article/2620427
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I am putting him up for DOTY.
Seriously.
It's kpete's twin - all memes and articles, no actual comments.
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It's kpete's twin - all memes and articles, no actual comments.
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Was there a memo? Is there a taboo on any comments from anyone who questions Trump, Kushner or Ivanka in the slightest?
Is there a 'sticky' somewhere?
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Was there a memo? Is there a taboo on any comments from anyone who questions Trump, Kushner or Ivanka in the slightest?
Is there a 'sticky' somewhere?
No.
Maybe people are just getting tired of your shit.
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No.
Maybe people are just getting tired of your shit.
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Ivanka And Jared’s Prominent White House Roles Unpopular With Voters (https://conservativecave.com/home/index.php?topic=113915.0)
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Jared Kushner’s Sister Highlights Family Ties in Pitch to Chinese Investors (https://conservativecave.com/home/index.php?topic=114215.0)
Jared Kushner’s sister Nicole Meyer, right, made a pitch soliciting $150 million in financing for a Jersey City housing development, known as One Journal Square, before a room of more than 100 Chinese investors gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Beijing.
Speaking in a ballroom, Ms. Meyer said the project “means a lot to me and my entire family.” She mentioned her brother’s service as chief executive of Kushner Companies, the family business from which he resigned in January, .
His relatives’ embrace of the EB-5 program may also pose complications for Mr. Kushner. The program has been labeled (http://“U.S. citizenship for sale,”) and it has come under scrutiny after a series of fraud and abuse scandals. Watchdogs have noted the program’s lax safeguards against illicit sources of money.
https://conservativecave.com/home/index.php?topic=114215.0
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I am putting him up for DOTY.
Seriously.
:agree: