MIAMI — The Kushner family, which has close ties to the White House, has put the brakes on its negotiations to buy the Miami Marlins because of a report team owner Jeffrey Loria may be nominated by President Trump to become ambassador to France.
Joshua Kushner, whose older brother is an adviser to the president, has a preliminary agreement to buy the Marlins. But in a statement released late Wednesday by Kushner's brother-in- law, Joseph Meyer, the family expressed concern the deal might "complicate" the ambassadorship appointment.
The New York Post reported Wednesday that Loria, a New York art dealer, is likely to be the next French ambassador.