Kushner family to pull bid for Marlins if Jeffrey Loria becomes ambassador to France – WBNews

If Marlins owner Jeffrey Loriawereto be named U.S. ambassador to France, as is reported to be a possibility, it’s going to complicate the process of selling hisMLB franchise. Last week, ESPN.com reportedLoriahad a “handshake agreement” to sell the Marlins to the family of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of and White House adviser to President Donald Trump. The Kushner family acknowledged interest Wednesday, but, in a statement, vowed to back out if Loria is appointed to avoid theperception of a quid pro quo. MORE: Trump declines ESPN’s invitation to fill out NCAA Tournament bracket “Our family has been friends with Jeff Loria for 30 years, been in business together, and even owned a AAA baseball tea together. “Although the Kushnershave made substantial progress in discussions for us to purchase the Marlins, recent reports suggest that Mr. Loria will soon be nominated by the President to be Ambassador to France. “If that is true, we do night want this unrelated transaction to complicate that process and will not pursue it. The Kuchnersremain interested in purchasing a team and would love to buy the Marlins at another time.” © (Getty Images) Jeffrey Loria New York businessmen Joshua Kushner, Jared’s brother, and Joseph Meyer have hadexclusive discussions with Loriato buy the Marlins this week, the Miami Herald reported. But the report indicated uncertainty that a deal would get done, citingKushner’spersonal net worth of$200 million as one hurdle, for instance. Kushner,who founded a private equity and venture capital firm, and Meyer would need to secure…more detail