The Post reported last Friday that a high-ranking member of President Trump's staff was a target of the probe but did not identify the aide. Kushner is family; he is the husband of Trump's daughter, Ivanka, and the father of Trump's grandchildren. If the investigation were to reveal anything incriminating, it would be far more difficult to scapegoat Kushner than almost anyone else. At a news conference, Trump called Manafort “a respected man.”“He said that he has absolutely nothing to do — and never has — with Russia,” the president told reporters, referring to Manafort. “I like Steve, but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late,” Trump told the New York Post.

Source: Washington Post May 25, 2017 23:15 UTC