Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports. Ambassador Sergei Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, son-in-law and confidant to then-President-elect Trump, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by U.S. officials. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications. The meeting also was attended by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser. Read more https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ac8b446820a_story.html?utm_term=.5e71438fa730
FBI Russia investigation looking at Kushner role The FBI's criminal probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election is increasingly touching on the multiple roles of senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on both the Trump campaign and the Trump transition team. Points of focus that pertain to Kushner include: the Trump campaign's 2016 data analytics operation; his relationship with former national security adviser Michael Flynn; and Kushner's own contacts with Russians, according to US officials briefed on the probe. There is no indication Kushner is currently a target of the probe and there are no allegations he committed any wrongdoing. Read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/25/politics/fbi-russia-investigation-jared-kushner/index.html
Jared Kushner seeking a back channel with Russia would be 'off the map,' ex-general says "Off the map." That's how a former CIA director on Saturday described the notion of Jared Kushner, a top aide to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump, setting up a secret communications channel between Washington and the Kremlin. Such a back channel would be unprecedented, said retired four-star Gen. Michael Hayden, who also once headed the National Security Agency. "This is off the map," Hayden told CNN's Michael Smerconish. "I know of no other experience like this in our history, certainly within my life experience." read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/27/politics/hayden-on-kushner-cnntv/index.html
This is all rotten and no matter how they hide this, the situation will become more embroiled in controversy and sink deeper into official investigation.
