Charles Kushner

Very early in the morning on Donald Trump‘s last day in office, the president announced he was pardoning Jonathan Braun, a loan shark who had been convicted of running a vast marijuana ring. Braun, who at the time was serving a 10-year sentence, was pardoned along with 142 others, including rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. Trump’s move undermined a years-long federal investigation, The New York Times reported Sunday. The paper also uncovered ties between Braun and the family of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.…

Kushner Cos. is making an unsolicited bid for Veris Residential Inc., an owner primarily of New Jersey rental apartments, in a deal that would value Veris at about $4.3 billion including debt, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kushner, best known as Jared Kushner’s family real-estate company, offered $16 a share for the real-estate investment trust, the person said. The shares of the company, formerly known as…