From prison to Paris: Trump appoints new ambassador to France

Charles Kushner becomes the new US ambassador to France – despite fierce criticism. In addition to being the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Ivanka, he is also sentenced to prison for tax fraud. – It is one of the most heinous, disgusting crimes that I have dealt with in my time as a prosecutor, Republican Chris Christie has said.

I don't know much about French art and wine, but I know how to do business. This is the business card of the new US ambassador to France. Charles Kushner is not a diplomat, but a 71-year-old billionaire, magnate of real estate, sentenced to two years in 2005 for tax evasion, violation of the law on the financing of the electoral campaign and corruption of witnesses. A profile to say the least anomalous for an ambassador, which puzzles the French…

From prison to Paris: Trump appoints new ambassador to France

Kushner's mission extends beyond diplomacy – and his past is nearly impossible to ignore.

Charles Kushner, the Trump family's confidant, will soon land in Paris – not to drink French wine, but to do business. Trump has appointed the convicted criminal as the US ambassador to France.