Cory Booker votes to confirm Jared's criminal father as ambassador to France !!!!

[Bread and Circuses]

I’m trying to get my head around the fact that
Sen. Cory Booker voted to confirm Jared’s criminal father!!!

Can someone make sense of this? I’m assuming that their friendship involves political donations.
But Gosh , he just held the floor of the Senate to dismantle the lies of the republicans and the danger to democracy.
I guess he was just ???


https://www.wvtm13.com/article/senate-confirms-charles-kushner-ambassador-france/64819290

[Pisces]

1. That's insane?? Why??? Only money could be the motivate.

[Dorian Gray]

13. The Kushners

donated to his campaigns.

He considers jared and Ivanka friends.

[brush]

33. WTF? After all the positive praise the got from his filibuster, he does this.

Makes you wonder. Vote presen, or abstain. Anything but TSF's choice and former slumlord...and to France, one our top alllies.

Booker just scratched his name off possibles for presicent in '28.

[karynnj]

2. The Kushner family are from NJ

Jared's grandparents were well respected.

[Bread and Circuses]

3. Ok, But his father is a major crook. This looks very bad for Booker.

[fujiyamasan]

4. I think Charles Kushner may have been a democrat in the past

Maybe Kushner contributed to Booker or they were aquantences in Kushner’s so called “philanthropic” ventures.

Otherwise it’s still a bit odd. Charles Kushner did serve time in federal prison and was later pardoned by Trump . He definitely doesn’t deserve one of the country’s most prized ambassadorships.

[JI7]

9. No, he was already out of prison years before that

[Celerity]

11. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

He was released from prison on August 25, 2006.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner

[fujiyamasan]

35. Thanks I was too lazy to look up the wiki page

[karynnj]

31. I think you are right that he and his parents contributed to Democrats

I am actually surprised that Booker voted for him because he was not just found guilty of fraud but was disgusting. He had already completed his prison sentence before Trump pardoned him.

I think he is a terrible person to represent the US anywhere, but Paris is a post almost always given to a close friend or big donor. I doubt any replacement if the nomination was defeated would be better.

[elleng]

5. *Kushner said he appreciates the history between the two countries and is "dedicated to building an even stronger

relationship." He told senators that he is a child of Holocaust survivors who came to the United States after World War II, and his grandmothers and other members of his family were executed by Nazis.

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told Kushner that his nomination comes at a “critical time” because “our European allies are anxious.”

Shaheen also asked Kushner about his criminal past. He replied that he made a “very, very, very serious mistake, and I paid a very heavy price for that mistake.”'

[DFW]

6. France must have done something really REALLY evil to Cory Booker

I don't know any other explanation (other than the predictable inner-NJ financial connections).

[SocialDemocrat61]

15. France surrendered to the Nazis

and Booker holds a grudge forever 😉

[AloeVera]

18. It's the opposite.

Booker is a long-time ardent and vocal supporter of Israel. He has taken pro-Israel positions on BDS, for example, being the sole Democratic co-sponsor of a controversial BDS bill. His positions on the Iran nuclear deal, the 2014 Gaza war and the current war are also troubling from a pro-Palestinian or progressive perspective. I noted also that he did not address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, or made much mention of Gaza at all, during his 25-hour speech.

[SocialDemocrat61]

19. It was a joke

[AloeVera]

23. It was wacky for sure. But gave me the opening...

If you know what I mean.

No need for the facepalm.

[SocialDemocrat61]

26. Yes there is, it was a joke.

[AloeVera]

27. Bye

[SocialDemocrat61]

29. Buh bye

Have a nice day

[RockRaven]

7. George Carlin: "It's a big club and you ain't in it."

[Xavier Breath]

24. At the end of the day, they will always cover for each other.

It's the one thing you can depend on.

[BaronChocula]

8. My only consolation

is how this appointment must really piss off Chris Christie... if you remember that guy.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Likely that Charles Kushner made a donation or more to Booker

in the past as both are in NJ. Reciprocity, y'know.

FWIW, it's possible that Kushner will be as successful as Joseph P. Kennedy was at the Court of St. James. (“Democracy is finished in England. It may be here.” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/kennedys-democracy-finished/) And remember that France isn't enthralled with TSF, let alone the American Ambassador.

[Dorian Gray]

12. Making sense:

Making sense of it is easy: The Kushners have donated to Corey booker's campaigns in the past. Booker also considers Jared and Ivanka among his friends.

He should have still voted party line: FUCK NO!

But it makes sense. (Though I think it's stupid of him.)

[Emile]

14. Only one Democrat voted to confirm Charles Kushner. I have no clue why he did.

[k_buddy762]

16. All politicians are corrupt

on some level.

[Paladin]

17. Piss-poor move by Cory Booker. (nt)

[Alice B.]

20. *steps outside to scream*

[Oopsie Daisy]

22. I'll save my dentures and gnash my teeth on something more pressing.

This isn't the end of the world.

[Emile]

25. What would bother you?

[Oopsie Daisy]

32. Not this. I'm no shrinking violet.

I live in the real world and I'm able to prioritize. This is LOW on the list of things that deserve my outrage.

[Emile]

34. Huh, not much bothers you.

Bernie Sanders bother you?

[Oopsie Daisy]

36. The best choice would be to stay focused on the topic at hand which is Cory Booker, not Bernie Sanders.

The best choice would be to stay focused on the topic at hand which is Cory Booker, not Bernie Sanders. While it seems unlikely that there's anyone here without an opinion on him, I think it's important to recognize that any feelings I may have (or not have) towards him are of zero relevance within the context of this thread... even if the opinions held by others may bother you, or if they remain unknown to you. It's irrelevant and simply doesn't matter. Wouldn't you agree?

Bye! Have a nice day.

(We now return you to the topic at hand.)

[Emile]

38. Yes, save my dentures and gnash my teeth on something more pressing.

LOL

[Oopsie Daisy]

39. There ya go! You got it! 👍️

[Emile]

40. I know I got it.

[Oopsie Daisy]

41. Finally.

[Emile]

42. Finally

[Hotler]

28. Dark money. 'Almost legalized bribery': A new documentary tackles 'dark money' in US politics

Bianna Golodryga speaks with Jane Mayer, the author of "Dark Money," and Alex Gibney, director of "The Dark Money Game," a documentary on untraceable political spending in the U.S.
About 12-minutes.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/Tv/video/amanpour-gibney-mayer

[doc03]

30. Why does the Democratic party poll even

lower than Trump?

[La Coliniere]

37. The man needs to stand by the courage of his convictions.

Makes his 24 hour filibuster seem less authentic and more in the realm of political theater. Cory disappointments me this morning.