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| Trump's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner |
| Trump's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Says Met Russians Four Times, Denies Collusion
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 24-July-2017
12:20:18 PM |
| Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said Monday he had contacts with Russian officials four times during his father-in-law Donald Trump's presidential campaign but denied any collusion, hours before facing grilling by senators as part of the probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
In a statement he will submit to investigators, Kushner described contacts during last year's campaign with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and other Russians as routine.
The sprawling probe has plagued the White House since the president took office, with many influential members of Trump's team having failed to report their contacts with Russian officials.
"I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government," Kushner said in the prepared remarks.
"I had no improper contacts. I have not relied on Russian funds to finance my business activities in the private sector," Kushner said in the 11-page statement.
The statement was the first time the reticent Kushner -- a key figure of Trump's inner circle who is married to the president's eldest daughter Ivanka -- publicly explained his contacts with Russian officials.
"I am not a person who has sought the spotlight," he said. "Because there has been a great deal of conjecture, speculation, and inaccurate information about me, I am grateful for the opportunity to set the record straight."
Kushner was testifying in a closed-door meeting before the Senate intelligence committee on Monday. He was scheduled to appear before the House panel on Tuesday.
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