Washington/New York: Democrats will press the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, about his meeting with a Russian banker and his attempt to establish a back-channel with the Russian government during a closed-door interview before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. It’s Kushner’s second appearance in as many days before congressional committees investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election. “Why would you meet with the head of the sanctioned Russian bank in the first place?” Quigley said. “Jared Kushner did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians,” Trump tweeted. Kislyak told Kushner that he wished to share information about Syria from Russian “generals” and asked if the transition team had a secure communications line.

Source: Mint July 25, 2017 15:00 UTC