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New York Times
May 28, 2017
WASHINGTON -- John F. Kelly, President Trump's homeland security secretary, on Sunday defended a reported effort by Jared Kushner, the president's embattled son-in-law and key advisor, to establish a secret channel with Russia during the transition, calling it "a good thing."
"Any information flow into the government and then considered by the government, I won't criticize that," Mr. Kelly said on ABC's "This Week."
"All of these lines of communication are a positive thing, in my opinion,"
Mr. Kelly's remarks came amid news that Mr. Kushner was a focus of investigations into possible collusion between Russia and Mr. Trump's associates during the campaign and transition, a development that has consumed an already-beleaguered White House.
The president, home again after a nine-day trip overseas, quickly turned his Twitter account back into a political weapon on Sunday, assailing what he called the
"fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media."
Mr. Trump's administration has been straining to contain the fallout from news reports that Mr. Kushner spoke in December with Russia's ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, about establishing a secret channel to Moscow to discuss the war in Syria and other matters.
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mhw
(678 posts)Anyone aiding & abetting Kushner & Trump's actions needs to be indicted also.
Its about taking down the mob.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)were they that way when in the military? Such as how General Kelly seems to love deporting immigrants. The more violent, the better. It's a scary thought we had these kinds of people defending our country
kentuck
(110,947 posts)He has no idea what Trump was talking to the Russians about, I would bet? But, he is still willing to say that there was nothing wrong with it??
What a "fill-in-the-blank"...!!
wishstar
(5,267 posts)McMaster and now Kelly have offered incredibly pathetic excuses attempting to normalize actions that would be totally condemned if Democrats were involved in such suspicious contacts with Russians.
Only explanation that makes sense is that Flynn and Kushner and Trump wanted to assure Russia that Trump would reward Russia for helping him win and they also hoped to open doors for financial rewards by cooperating with Russia.