When Netanyahu slept at the Kushners — media tales of Trump’s Jewish confidants
US media outlets reveal inside reporting about Jews in Trump’s inner circle.
Kushner and Netanyahu(photo credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP,MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)ByRON KAMPEAS/JTAFEBRUARY 14, 2017 10:29Updated: FEBRUARY 14, 2017 17:14
Jared Kushner once lent Benjamin Netanyahu his bed.That’s a juicy takeaway from Jodi Kantor’s deep dive into the first son-in-law and his relationship with Israel published over the weekend in The New York Times.
Netanyahu has long been a friend of the Kushners, and particularly Jared’s dad, Charles Kushner, a major donor to pro-Israel and Jewish causes. One time, Kantor reports – she doesn’t specify when – Jared gave up his bed and moved to the basement so Netanyahu could spend the night at their home in Livingston, New Jersey.
Politico and The Washington Post also shared inside reporting about Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, and the Times joined the Post in fleshing out the profile of Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and frequent opening act.
Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer and diplomat. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985 and built it into one of the largest property holders in New Jersey. In August 2004 he pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark to 18 counts. Sixteen counts covered assisting in the filing of false tax returns. One count covered retaliating against a cooperating federal witness. One count covered making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.[1]
The witness-tampering count grew out of a federal campaign finance investigation. Kushner’s brother-in-law, William Schulder, was cooperating with prosecutors. Kushner hired a prostitute to approach Schulder, arranged for the encounter to be recorded, and had the recording sent to his sister, Schulder’s wife. The investigation and prosecution were led by Chris Christie, then the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.[2]
U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares sentenced Kushner on March 4, 2005, to two years in federal prison. Kushner served at the Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery, Alabama, and was released in 2006. President Donald Trump granted him a full pardon in December 2020. Trump’s daughter Ivanka is married to Kushner’s son Jared. In 2025 the U.S. Senate confirmed Kushner as U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco.[3]
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