In a statement released earlier Monday, Kushner denied the Trump campaign colluded with Russia
WASHINGTON — Senior White House adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner will make a statement at the White House following his Senate Intelligence interview.
In a statement released Monday morning, he denied that his father-in-law’s campaign colluded with Russia, and he declared that he had « nothing to hide. »
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, who sits on the Intelligence Committee, released a statement following Kushner’s interview calling for him to testify in an open session. He also cast doubt on the veracity of Kushner’s statement.
« Kushner has repeatedly concealed information about his personal finances and meetings with foreign officials, » Wyden said in his statemet. « There should be no presumption that he is telling the whole truth in this statement. »
The 11-page statement provided to CBS News’ Major Garrett detailed four contacts with Russians during Trump’s campaign and transition. Kushner plans to deliver the statement during closed-door meetings with investigators on Senate and House committees this week.
« I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government, » Kushner said in the statement in which he also insists none of the contacts was improper. He also denies that Russians finance any of his business in the private sector.
In speaking to Congress, Kushner – as both the president’s son-in-law and a trusted senior adviser during the campaign and inside the White House – becomes the first member of the president’s inner circle to face questions from government officials as they probe Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible links to the Trump campaign.
He is to be interviewed by House investigators Tuesday.
The president tweeted over the weekend to defend himself and repeat his criticism of the investigations. On Sunday, Trump tweeted: « As the phony Russian Witch Hunt continues, two groups are laughing at this excuse for a lost election taking hold, Democrats and Russians! »
This is a developing story.
