WASHINGTON (AP) — (AP) — Senior
White House adviser Jared Kushner is denying that President Donald Trump's
campaign colluded with Russia, saying in a statement ahead of congressional
interviews that he has "nothing to hide."
The 11-page
statement provided to The Associated Press by a representative
Monday details 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. More at AP
