9 Key Claims In Kushner's Statement Debunking The Russian 'Collusion' Narrative
"Donald Trump had a better message and ran a better campaign, and that is why he won. Suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him."
On Monday, President Trump's son-in-law and key advisor Jared Kushner released an 11-page statement systematically debunking the allegations involving him regarding Team Trump's supposed "collusion" with the Russian government during the campaign and transition. Just after Kushner gave his statement to a Senate investigative committee, he held a press conference outside the White House in which he unequivocally stated that he "did not collude with Russia" nor did he know of anyone in the campaign who did.
"Let me be very clear, I did not collude with Russia nor do I know anyone in the campaign who did so," Kushner told reporters. "Since the first questions were raised in March, I have been consistent in saying that I was eager to share any information I have with the investigating bodies, and I have done so today. The record and documents I have voluntarily provided will show that all of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events of a very unique campaign."
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3. He has no recollection of any calls with Kislyak, as Reuters alleges, and evidence suggests the outlet's claim is simply fake news.
Kushner's debunking of Reuters' claim that he had "two calls" with Kislyak leaves the news outlet rather bruised and battered. Noting he has no recollection whatsoever of such contact, which would be two calls amid "thousands," when his team did a "comprehensive review" of his phone records, they found no evidence that the calls actually took place. Meanwhile, for some reason Reuters refuses to provide any details about their claims, including dates or phone numbers:
"Donald Trump had a better message and ran a better campaign, and that is why he won. Suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him."
On Monday, President Trump's son-in-law and key advisor Jared Kushner released an 11-page statement systematically debunking the allegations involving him regarding Team Trump's supposed "collusion" with the Russian government during the campaign and transition. Just after Kushner gave his statement to a Senate investigative committee, he held a press conference outside the White House in which he unequivocally stated that he "did not collude with Russia" nor did he know of anyone in the campaign who did.
"Let me be very clear, I did not collude with Russia nor do I know anyone in the campaign who did so," Kushner told reporters. "Since the first questions were raised in March, I have been consistent in saying that I was eager to share any information I have with the investigating bodies, and I have done so today. The record and documents I have voluntarily provided will show that all of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events of a very unique campaign."
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3. He has no recollection of any calls with Kislyak, as Reuters alleges, and evidence suggests the outlet's claim is simply fake news.
Kushner's debunking of Reuters' claim that he had "two calls" with Kislyak leaves the news outlet rather bruised and battered. Noting he has no recollection whatsoever of such contact, which would be two calls amid "thousands," when his team did a "comprehensive review" of his phone records, they found no evidence that the calls actually took place. Meanwhile, for some reason Reuters refuses to provide any details about their claims, including dates or phone numbers:
Reuters news service has reported that I had two calls with Ambassador Kislyak at some time between April and November of 2016. While I participated in thousands of calls during this period, I do not recall any such calls with the Russian Ambassador. We have reviewed the phone records available to us and have not been able to identify any calls to any number we know to be associated with Ambassador Kislyak and I am highly skeptical these calls took place. A comprehensive review of my land line and cell phone records from the time does not reveal those calls. I had no ongoing relationship with the Ambassador before the election, and had limited knowledge about him then. In fact, on November 9, the day after the election, I could not even remember the name of the Russian Ambassador. When the campaign received an email purporting to be an official note of congratulations from President Putin, I was asked how we could verify it was real. To do so I thought the best way would be to ask the only contact I recalled meeting from the Russian government, which was the Ambassador I had met months earlier, so I sent an email asking Mr. Simes, "What is the name of the Russian ambassador?" Through my lawyer, I have asked Reuters to provide the dates on which the calls supposedly occurred or the phone number at which I supposedly reached, or was reached by, Ambassador Kislyak. The journalist refused to provide any corroborating evidence that they occurred.