Trump’s son-in-law Kushner agrees to speak to Senate panel about Russia

NTD Staff
By NTD Staff
March 27, 2017US News
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Trump’s son-in-law Kushner agrees to speak to Senate panel about Russia
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner arrives to attend US President Donald Trump's press conference on February 16, 2017 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has volunteered to answer questions before the Senate Intelligence Committee about arranging meetings with the Russian ambassador and other officials, the White House confirmed Monday.

Jared Kushner has agreed to speak to the committee, which is conducting an investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, including whether there are any ties between Trump associates and the Kremlin, the White House said.

Kushner is the fourth Trump associate to offer to be interviewed by the congressional committees looking into the Russia ties. Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, Trump adviser Carter Page and Trump associate Roger Stone last week volunteered to speak to the committee as well.

The White House noted that throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and transition Kushner served as the main contact with foreign governments and officials.

It was not immediately clear when or how the Senate questioning would take place or whether Kushner would be under oath. An official familiar with the Senate investigation said that the details of the interview have not yet been set, and the Trump associates will speak to the committee on the committee’s terms. That these Trump associates volunteered to be interviewed does not prevent the committee from issuing a subpoena for testimony. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of the Senate investigation.

In a House intelligence hearing March 20, FBI Director James Comey confirmed that the bureau has been conducting a counterintelligence investigation into whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election and whether there was any collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia.

Comey said that intelligence reports do not confirm intent by the Russians to support Trump. He added that no judgement was made on whether Russians influenced US election.

“Senior Obama intelligence officials have gone on record to confirm that there is no evidence of a Trump-Russia collusion,” said White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on the day of the hearing. “Investigating it and having proof are two different things.” 

 

 

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