‘I did not collude’: Donald Trump’s son-in-law says that he only had four contacts with Russians during the campaign and presidential transition and NONE were improper – and he will turn over his emails to prove it
Kushner released a 3,600-word statement ahead of the meeting with officials
He will talk to staff on Senate Intelligence Committee today behind closed doors
Kushner is senior adviser to the President and is married to his daughter Ivanka
Tomorrow he will talk, again privately, to the US House Intelligence Committee
Both panels are investigating alleged Russian links to Donald Trump’s campaign
By GARETH DAVIES
DailyMail.com
24 July 2017
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law admits he was in contact with the Russians four times during the presidential election and transition but denies that he colluded with Vladimir Putin’s government.
Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to the president and who’s married to Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka, released a 3,600-word statement ahead of his meeting today with congressional investigators probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential contest.
He will talk to staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee behind closed doors later today. Tomorrow, he’ll speak privately to members of the House Intelligence Committee.
Both panels are investigating Russian interference in the election and possible connections between those efforts and the Trump campaign.
In the monster statement, Kushner listed meetings with the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, and the infamous meeting at Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer that the White House aide says he left early on.
Kushner recalls sending an email to an assistant that asked, ‘”Can u pls call me on my cell? Need excuse to get out of meeting.”‘
The Washington Post’s David Ignatius says that Kushner will turn over all of the email traffic with Kislyak to back up his testimony and 10 years of contacts with foreign officials.
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