Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, reportedly discussed opening a secret communication channel between the administration’s transition team and the Russian government, The Washington Post reported Friday.
According to the report, Kushner discussed that possibility with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, in December, before Trump’s inauguration. Specifically, Kushner reportedly asked about using Russia’s diplomatic facilities to secure the channel to avoid being monitored.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was fired in February after he discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Kislyak and then lied about it, also attended the meeting, according to the Post report.
The White House didn’t immediately return a request for comment on the Post’s report.
The report comes one day after the Post reported that Kushner is under investigation as part of the FBI’s probe into whether Trump’s campaign team actively colluded with Russian officials to try to sway the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Kushner had failed to disclose his meeting with Kislyak as well as a sit-down meeting with the head of a Russian state-owned bank on his security clearance forms for his White House post.
Kushner is one of Trump’s most trusted advisers and has been tasked with myriad policy issues in the White House.
Read the full Washington Post report here.
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