Archive · 5 Dec 2025
U.S. Envoy Kushner Requested Jail Meeting with Sarkozy
Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, asked to visit former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in jail.
Sarkozy was in jail for a short time because of a court case, but he was released while he appeals the decision.
The meeting never happened, but Kushner and Sarkozy did meet outside of jail.
Kushner's son, Jared, is married to Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the U.S. President.
Sarkozy says he will write about this in his upcoming book.
Some U.S. officials think French courts are unfair to conservative politicians.
Sarkozy also said the court's decision to jail him was not fair.
U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner requested permission to visit former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in jail.
Sarkozy was recently imprisoned for three weeks but released while appealing his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya.
The meeting between Kushner and Sarkozy did not take place, but they met outside of prison.
Kushner's son, Jared, is married to Ivanka Trump, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sarkozy plans to write about the episode in his upcoming book, 'The Journal of a Prisoner.'
- Who
- Charles Kushner (U.S. ambassador to France) and Nicolas Sarkozy (former French President)
- What
- Kushner requested permission to visit Sarkozy in jail
- When
- During Sarkozy's recent brief imprisonment (released last month)
- Where
- Paris, France
- Why
- Reason for the meeting is unknown
- Charles Kushner
- U.S. ambassador to France
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Former French President (2007-2012)
- Jared Kushner
- Son of Charles Kushner, married to Ivanka Trump
- Conviction
- Sarkozy convicted of conspiring to raise funds from Libya
- Meeting
- Kushner requested permission to visit Sarkozy in jail
- Book
- Sarkozy's upcoming book: 'The Journal of a Prisoner'
- Trump's View
- Accused French courts of treating conservatives unfairly
- Marine Le Pen
- Far-right leader convicted of embezzlement