WASHINGTON—The activities of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner have come under FBI scrutiny as part of the probe of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election, US media reported Thursday. ADVERTISEMENTThe news is sure to rankle Trump, who was in Italy for a Group of Seven summit, accompanied by his top aides including Kushner. Kushner held meetings with the Russian ambassador to the United States and a banker from Moscow in December, the Post said. Investigators are looking into possible financial crimes in addition to possible collusion between the campaign and Russian officials, the paper reported on Thursday. This week, former CIA director John Brennan revealed that intelligence chiefs had been looking into suspicious contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials since mid-2016.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2017 02:03 UTC