Jared Kushner was partly responsible for setting up a diplomatic back channel with North Korea that led to the Singapore summit.
J ared Kushner was partly responsible for setting up a diplomatic back channel with North Korea that led to the Singapore summit.
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser was approached by an American businessman based in Singapore last year, the New York Times reported .
Gabriel Schulze, whose family made a fortune in the mining business, told Mr Kushner that a highly placed North Korean official was seeking to speak with him to look into the possibility of a meeting between Mr Trump and Kim Jong-un.
The approach came as tensions heightened between the two countries, and Mr Trump and Kim exchanged threats.
Senior North Korean officials wanted to get in touch with Mr Kushner because of his family relationship to Mr Trump.
T hey reportedly felt that, amid a rapid turnover of senior White House staff, Mr Kushner would continue to have influence with the president.
Mr Kushner reported the possibility of a diplomatic back channel to Mike Pompeo, who was then the Director of the CIA, the New York Times reported.
