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Jared Kushner

Elizabeth, NJ
Politics
Trump Nominates Elizabeth's Charles Kushner For Ambassador To France Trump Nominates Elizabeth's Charles Kushner For Ambassador To France
Trump Nominates Elizabeth's Charles Kushner For Ambassador To France President-elect Donald Trump has named New Jersey's Charles Kushner to serve as the United States Ambassador to France, he announced Saturday, Nov. 30. Kushner, 70, an Elizabeth native, is the father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and was pardoned by Trump in 2020, having been convicted years earlier of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering. Trump announced the nomination on social media, calling Kushner "a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, and dealmaker" who will "strongly advocate for our country and its interests." Kushner, the fou…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bronxville, NY
Politics
Trump Issues Last-Second Pardon To Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro’s Former Husband Al Pirro Trump Issues Last-Second Pardon To Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro’s Former Husband Al Pirro
Trump Issues Last-Second Pardon To Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro’s Former Husband Al Pirro As the clock ticked down on his time in the Oval Office, former President Donald Trump issued one last pardon - for the ex-husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the fiery Fox News host. A total of 143 pardons were issued by Trump on his last full day in office on Tuesday, Jan. 19. But after Trump left Washington, D.C. for Florida on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, it was announced that Trump had issued one more pardon - for Mount Vernon native Albert Pirro, who was convicted in 2000 on conspiracy and tax evasion charges. The announcement was made public as t…

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by Zak Failla
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties Donald Trump Jr. has become the latest member of the First Family to flee New York amid more fallout tied to the circumstances surrounding his father's unprecedented second impeachment. According to reports, Trump Jr. is following in the footsteps of his sister, Ivanka, who already left New York to establish residence in Florida. The move comes as the PGA moved the 2022 championship from the Trump golf course in Bedminister, New Jersey, and corporate America began severing all ties with the much-maligned president. Reports stated that Trump Jr. is looking at homes in Jupiter, Florida, less…

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by Zak Failla
Jersey City, NJ
News
Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner
Trump Issues 26 Pardons Including One For NJ's Charles Kushner It seems President Donald Trump understands his time in office will soon end, as he has granted clemency to 26 of his allies over the past two days. Among them, New Jersey's Charles, the father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The elder Kushner previously pleaded guilty to 16 counts of tax invasion and one for retaliating against a federal witness. Others given pardons include Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and Paul Manafort, Trump's 2016 campaign manager who was convicted by a jury of banking and tax crimes, and had been serving his 7.5-year sentence at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
News
Trump Family Friend From Montclair Arrested On Cyberstalking Charges Trump Family Friend From Montclair Arrested On Cyberstalking Charges
Trump Family Friend From Montclair Arrested On Cyberstalking Charges A former Montclair resident who is family friends with Donald Trump's family was arrested and accused of cyberstalking three people and harassing two others. The criminal complaint against Ken Kurson -- who is close friends with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner -- was filed last week in the public corruption unit of the U.S. attorney's Brooklyn office. The alleged harassment was revealed earlier this year as part of a background check, when Kurson was nominated by the Trump administration to the board of National Endowment for the Humanities. The FBI discovered that Kurson had ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
Politics
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner
Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Less than two years after resigning as the White House communications director, Fairfield County native Hope Hicks is back in DC, this time as an aide to a member of the Trump family and administration. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the White House announced that the 31-year-old Hicks, who grew up in Greenwich and became a key figure in President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, will return, this time as Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's senior adviser. Hicks’ official title will be as a counselor to the president. "There is no one more devoted to implementing President Trump's agenda than Hope Hi…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Trump Coming To Hamptons For Fundraisers Where Tickets Run As High As $250K Trump Coming To Hamptons For Fundraisers Where Tickets Run As High As $250K
Trump Coming To Hamptons For Fundraisers Where Tickets Run As High As $250K President Trump will be in the Hamptons to attend two fundraising events including one that is charging $250,000 to have direct access to the president. The first event, a lunch, is scheduled to take place at the Southhampton home of New York real estate developer Stephen Ross and his wife, Kara Ross, on Friday, Aug. 9. It will take deep pockets to attend the event, with tickets starting at $100,000 for a photo opp and lunch and $250,000 to attend a roundtable discussion. The second event, a reception, is being hosted by New York real estate developer and builder Joe Farrell at h…

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by Kathy Reakes
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler
A Trump Republican In The Clintons' Chappaqua Court: Meet Self-Proclaimed Gadfly John Nadler John Nadler is very aware that he lives "behind enemy lines," so-to-speak, in Chappaqua. Nadler knows only one other property owner in the village who may have voted for Donald J. Trump for president. "There's a guy around the corner near the firehouse who has a 'Hillary for Prison' sign on his lawn," Nadler told Daily Voice. "I took the Trump stickers off of my car, but I'll put Trump 2020 ones on once I find them." The 66-year-old's love for politics is rooted in the Watergate and Vietnam eras: He came within two weeks of military service before the draft was halted by President Richard …

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump Administration For Overriding Dozens Of Security Clearance Denials Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump Administration For Overriding Dozens Of Security Clearance Denials
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump Administration For Overriding Dozens Of Security Clearance Denials Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took President Donald Trump’s administration to task over the overrides of dozens of security clearance denials. The 2007 Yorktown High School graduate expressed her outrage at a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, April 2, calling for subpoenas for White House staffers because the administration is not cooperating with lawmakers. A White House whistleblower stated that no less than two dozen members of Trump’s administration were initially denied security clearance, but have since seen that decision overturned. The reported override…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Politics
Hillary Clinton 'Lock Her Up' Chant Doesn't Fit For Me, Ivanka Trump Says Amid Email Problems Hillary Clinton 'Lock Her Up' Chant Doesn't Fit For Me, Ivanka Trump Says Amid Email Problems
Hillary Clinton 'Lock Her Up' Chant Doesn't Fit For Me, Ivanka Trump Says Amid Email Problems Ivanka Trump is defending her use of a private email account when she was moving into an adviser's position in her father's administration. Trump's elder daughter says it can't be compared to the election year uproar over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server and that "Lock her up!" doesn't apply to her. "All of my emails are stored and preserved. There were no deletions," Ivanka Trump told ABC News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails about government busin…

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by Jon Craig
Hackensack, NJ
Real Estate
Kushner Companies Acquires Hackensack Building That Once Collapsed Kushner Companies Acquires Hackensack Building That Once Collapsed
Kushner Companies Acquires Hackensack Building That Once Collapsed Expanding its New Jersey presence, Kushner Companies announced the acquisition of a Hackensack apartment complex, NJ.com reports. In 2010, the garage of the same building at 300 Prospect Avenue collapsed, trapping at least two people in a car. The real estate developer was founded by Charles Kushner, who handed down the business to his son Jared Kushner in 2005 when he was convicted of tax evasion. Jared Kushner is married to Ivanka Trump and is currently the senior advisor to his father-in-law President Donald Trump. In addition to the newly-acquired 360-unit multi-family rental property…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
Schools
REPORT: Frisch Students Encouraged To Write Letters Praising Trump REPORT: Frisch Students Encouraged To Write Letters Praising Trump
Report: Frisch Students Encouraged To Write Letters Praising Trump PARAMUS, N.J. — THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED The rabbi and principal of a Paramus Jewish school that made headlines Wednesday morning for a controversial letter campaign is saying that the information in the story was leaked from a Facebook group and is "full of lies." "That is simply not true," Rabbi Eli Ciner told Daily Voice. "The school did not encourage, push or suggest the kids write a letter. We are apolitical." The school's AISAC club (the American Israel Student Action Committee) had a letter-writing campaign thanking the president, the rabbi said. **…

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk, NY
Politics
Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book
Tristate Native Michael Wolff Stirs Up Controversy With New Trump Book It's been quite the week for author Michael Wolff, a New Jersey native. Wolff, from Paterson, is the author of "Fire and Fury," an insider's account of the first year of President Donald Trump's White House. The book, which is out now, is No. 1 at Amazon. Former chief strategist Steve Bannon is quoted in the book as saying a meeting Trump's team, which included Donald Trump, Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner took with Russians was "treasonous." Trump responded with a blistering statement saying Bannon has nothing to do with him or his presidency. "When he was fired,…

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by Sam Barron