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applegrove

(131,460 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:23 PM 15 hrs ago

France Says U.S. Ambassador Must Respond (Trump Admin is concerned with human rights but only if you are right wing)

Didn't the US undo it's human rights activity except for this one off stuff?


France Says U.S. Ambassador Must Respond

February 24, 2026 at 4:22 am EST By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/24/france-says-u-s-ambassador-must-respond/


“France’s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must explain himself after ignoring a French summons,” the AP reports.

“The minister suggested that Ambassador Charles Kushner won’t have access to French government officials until he complies.”

“French authorities had summoned Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner — for a meeting on Monday evening over comments from the Trump administration that France objected to. French diplomats said Kushner did not show up.”
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France Says U.S. Ambassador Must Respond (Trump Admin is concerned with human rights but only if you are right wing) (Original Post) applegrove 15 hrs ago OP
I don't even know how he is allowed to represent the U.S. OhioBlue 15 hrs ago #1
Throw the asshole out of France. dalton99a 15 hrs ago #2

OhioBlue

(5,143 posts)
1. I don't even know how he is allowed to represent the U.S.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 04:33 PM
15 hrs ago

From Wikipedia:

On June 30, 2004, Kushner was fined $508,900 by the Federal Election Commission for contributing to Democratic political campaigns in the names of his partnerships when he lacked authorization to do so.[17] In 2005, following an investigation by United States attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie negotiated a plea agreement with him, under which Kushner pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering.[18][19][20] The witness tampering charge arose from Kushner's retaliation against William Schulder, his sister Esther's husband, who was cooperating with federal investigators against Kushner.[21] Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranging to record a sexual encounter between the two and send the tape to his sister.[18] He was sentenced to two years in prison and served 14 months at Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery, in Alabama before being sent to a halfway house in Newark, New Jersey, to complete his sentence.[18][22][23][24] He was released from prison on August 25, 2006.[25]

As a convicted felon, Charles Kushner was also disbarred and prohibited from practicing law in New Jersey,[26] New York,[27] and Pennsylvania.[28] Republican Chris Christie, who chaired Trump’s first transition team, said Kushner committed "one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes" he prosecuted.[29]

Trump gave him a full and conditional pardon.

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