WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no knowledge of a reported pre-inauguration proposal by President Donald Trump’s son in law and top aide Jared Kushner to set up a secret, bug-proof communications channel with the Kremlin. Putin also said he had no idea if the Russian ambassador to Washington had held contacts with the Trump campaign before the November election. And Putin denied that Russia had any information on Trump to influence him. Putin, in the interview with journalist Megyn Kelly in St. Petersburg, said: “I don’t know about this proposal. Trump has strongly defended Flynn, saying his former aide was the victim of a witch hunt.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2017 01:07 UTC