Charles Kushner Writes Op-Ed To Push Back On ‘Crazy Stuff’ Written About His Business

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 28: Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend LORD & TAYLOR Launches IVANKA TRUMP's Spring 2012 Collection at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/P... NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 28: Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend LORD & TAYLOR Launches IVANKA TRUMP's Spring 2012 Collection at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Charles Kushner, father of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and founder of Kushner Companies, wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post Wednesday to push back against the “crazy stuff” written about his company.

“Jared’s service to the country has brought unprecedented scrutiny of the Kushner Companies from the media and government investigators,” he writes. “We are happy to assist with all inquiries, but I must note that we are already voluntarily adhering to the strictest standards to avoid even the appearance of conflicts. As a result, we have passed up many business opportunities that we normally would have pursued.”

“That might not be as alluring as some of the crazy stuff I read about my family and our business,” he continued. “But it happens to be the truth.”

The Kushners have most recently been accused by a New York councilman of skirting safety inspections and endangering tenants in various properties.

Read Kushner’s full piece here.

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  1. No birdcage will be complete without a copy of this article.

  2. Avatar for drtv drtv says:

    True. :laughing:

    Let us not forget the fish: Fish everywhere will be elegantly wrapped in this op-ed.

  3. Yeah, nothing crazy about Kushner’s businesses. Nothing to see here, move along.

    
    
    In the summer of 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. In 2005, following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Chris Christie negotiated a plea agreement with him, under which he pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering. ***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.*** He was sentenced to two years in prison, and served 14 months at Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery in Alabama....
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner
  4. Follow up questions:
    Why is this appearing now?
    Was he assisted by lawyers and/or pr flacks in writing it?
    Has he shared any tips on surviving prison with his son?

  5. Please keep talking, you fucking crook.

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