France cut off US ambassador Charles Kushner’s contact to French government officials after he failed to show up for a summons over US state department comments about the killing of a far-right activist in Lyon. It was the second time Kushner did not come in person to a French foreign ministry summons. During his first term as US president, Trump granted a pardon to Charles Kushner, a property developer. In an unusual twist, the man who prosecuted Charles Kushner was Chris Christie, now the former governor of New Jersey, who also has served as an adviser to Trump. Christie was quoted by CNN as saying Charles Kushner’s case was “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he prosecuted.

Source: The Irish Times February 24, 2026 13:18 UTC