Did Democratic Senator Cory Booker vote to approve Kushner's criminal father

[Eliot Rosewater]

To a post?

[jrthin]

1. Yes, he did.

[elleng]

2. Yes, and we've wondered why; clearly there IS a reason.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Kushner Sr. Had made past large donations to Bookers campaigns

Simple as that.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. From 2017: NJ Sen. Cory Booker reportedly received past campaign donations from Jared Kushner

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat, is facing increased scrutiny for his response to allegations against President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner after reports emerged that Kushner and his family have reportedly donated generously to Booker's campaigns in the past.

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On Monday, the International Business Times reported that Kushner and other affiliated donors "delivered more than $41,000 to Booker's Senate campaign in 2013." The article sites data compiled by PoliticalMoneyLine.com.

In fact, Politico released a story about one fundraising event for Booker that year which was hosted by Ivanka Trump and held at her Manhattan home.

The International Business Times piece goes on to reveal that, in 2009, Booker's mayoral run was boosted with a $20,000 contribution from Kushner, based on state records.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/31/nj-sen-cory-booker-campaign-donations-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump/22118536/

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. I can no longer defend the party, people will point this out to me

And I won’t be able to defend it. We are on our own and we are fucked.

[JT45242]

7. My son said Booker is a performative fraud over this vote

The long speech means nothing if you vote for Trump on anything.

[Blue Full Moon]

8. 100%

No Labels and 3rd way have to go.

[Ponietz]

9. It's a club and we're not in it

Booker and the Kushners go way back. Charles Kushner helped fund Booker’s first failed mayoral campaign in 2002, and Booker came to his defense when he was convicted in 2005.

“Charlie has helped fuel my hope, as well as made me believe that even in the questionable world of New Jersey politics, there are still spirits who don’t simply act in their self-interest,” Booker wrote glowingly of Kushner before he was sentenced.

Booker maintained his relationship with the Kushners. In 2013, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner hosted Booker at their home in a fundraising event that raised $41,000 for Booker. He defended this relationship in 2017, well after their (unsurprising) conservative turn.

“Listen, I wouldn’t take a dime from them now, but this was a time when they were Democrats,” Booker said at the time. “I mean, they were supporting Hillary Clinton, uh, and the Kushner family were big New Jersey Democrats, and really helped to fight against Chris Christie and a lot of other folks.”


https://newrepublic.com/post/195475/cory-booker-democrat-vote-confirm-jared-kushner-father-charles