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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chris Christie says Trump is giving free rein to white-collar criminals
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday that President Donald Trump's pardons are "eliminating" the idea that there is such a thing as white-collar crime. "He's saying it doesn't exist, anything goes," Christie said to host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." Christie spoke in particular about the recent pardon of Paul Walczak, a former nursing home executive who had been convicted of stealing millions from his employees. "Paul Walczak is an entrepreneur targeted by the Biden administration over his family's conservative politics," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement to Axios about the pardon. Christie said Sunday that Walczak's mother "was a million-dollar donor/fundraiser for Trump. And this guy stole, George, 10 million dollars in payroll taxes. The money that his employees give to him to pay their payroll taxes, he stole that money." The former New Jersey governor is certainly not a fan of Trump, having run against him in the Republican presidential primaries in 2016 and 2024. But before he was elected governor in 2009, Christie served as a U.S. attorney. Among those he prosecuted during that time was Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and now Trump's ambassador to France. Many but by no means all of Trump's recent pardons and commutations have been in cases of fraud. Speaking on ABC alongside "The Haves and Have-Yachts" author Evan Osnos, Christie divvied up Trump's pardons into subgroups. "You know, he's got categories of pardons," he said. "You know, you got the pay-to-play pardons. You've got the reality-TV-stars-turned-supporters. And then you've got the folks out there who are just victims of what he calls weaponization of the Justice Department. "But all of them," Christie added "have one thing in common, which is you've got to be whole hog for Donald Trump. Never before we have — have we seen a president who makes it a gate to getting to a pardon to be a political supporter of his, a vocal current political supporter." Trump's other recent pardons and commutations include Todd and Julie Chrisley, whose daughter spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2024; Jason Galanis and Devon Archer, who had testified in House GOP inquiries into the conduct of Hunter Biden; former Virginia sheriff Scott Jenkins; former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland; former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.); and Larry Hoover, a Chicago drug kingpin who founded the Gangster Disciples.
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ivanka Trump raises eyebrows as she calls father-in-law Charles Kushner 'dad' in gushing post
Weeks after she jetted off on a lavish vacation with the Kushners, Ivanka Trump has now raised eyebrows by calling her father-in-law Charles Kushner 'dad.' The First Daughter, 43, took to her Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, accounts to congratulate Charles after it was revealed that he will now serve as the US Ambassador to France on Tuesday. 'Congratulations, dad. I am proud of you,' gushed Ivanka while reposting the announcement. Many people on the web were surprised that the blonde beauty referred to her husband Jared Kushner 's father as 'dad,' and some even claimed she was 'disrespecting' her own dad, President Donald Trump. Her post was quickly flooded with replies from disgruntled fans. 'Charles is your dad?' one X user asked in response to her post. 'Please refrain from disrespecting THE most revered man on Earth aside from God - your biological Father @POTUS,' someone else wrote. 'Who the f**k calls their father-in-law dad?' questioned another person. 'Absolutely insulting to our beloved @POTUS,' a fourth tweet read, while a fifth said, '"Dad." Yikes girl.' 'He is not your dad,' added a different user. Real estate developer Charles was pardoned by Donald in December 2020 after he plead guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations. He was sentenced to nearly two years in prison but only served 14 months. Late last year, Donald nominated Charles to serve as the US Ambassador to France, writing on social media at the time, 'He is a tremendous business leader, philanthropist, [and] dealmaker, who will be a strong advocate representing our country and its interests.' Ivanka has certainly been cozying up to the Kushners as of late. Last month, she, her husband, and their three kids went on a trip to Costa Rica with Jared's parents, Charles and Seryl Kushner, his brother, Joshua Kushner, and Joshua's wife, Karlie Kloss, amongst others. First Daughter Ivanka has notably taken a step back from politics for her father's second term. Her post was quickly flooded with replies from disgruntled fans From 2016 to 2020, and alongside Jared, Ivanka was among the most influential figures in Trump's White House, despite having no previous political experience. She served as a top advisor to her father, giving up her life as a socialite and fashion designer, and moving her young family from New York City to DC. But after Trump lost the 2020 election, 'Javanka' broke ranks and decamped to a $24 million mansion in Miami to lick their wounds. Those in the know say Ivanka is now solely focused on her role as a mother, rebuilding her socialite credentials... and earning back the friendship of celebrity pals who abandoned her during the first Trump administration. When Donald announced he was running again in 2022, Ivanka revealed that she would be stepping away from politics this time around to instead focus on her family. Since leaving politics behind, she has enjoyed an extremely jet-set and lavish lifestyle, and she is often spotted setting out on glamorous getaways. Back in January, she spoke to The Skinny Confidential about how she plans to help her dad during his presidency. 'I'm most looking forward to just being able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him, to take his mind off things and like watch a movie with him or watch a sports game, to know that he can be with me and be himself, and just relax,' she said. 'It's the world's loneliest position, the enormity of the decisions you're making on a daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you,' she added. 'So it's a very lonely perch.'
