Jared Kushner under more scrutiny
President Trump's son-in-law and White House senior adviser, Jared Kushner, reportedly held meetings during the presidential transition to set up a secret communications channel with Russia. Errol Barnett reports.
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Kusher and Russia relations
Reuters is reporting there were at least three previously undisclosed contacts between President Trump's top adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Errol Barnett has more.
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Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, national security adviser, and Gary D. Cohn, national economics adviser, refused to comment on the controversy around Jared Kushner. Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has become a focus of the investigation into possible ties between Russia and Trump associates. CBSN's Reena Ninan has the latest.
Kushner analysis
New questions are being raised about Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, and his contacts with Russian officials. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN to discuss a new report that says Kushner raised the idea of establishing a secret communications channel with the Kremlin.
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Washington Post reporter on Kushner
National correspondent for the Washington Post, Philip Bump, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the questions around his paper's report that Jared Kushner proposed a secret line of communication with Russia and the future of the White House's domestic agenda.
New details in W.H. ties to Russia
The Washington Post reports that the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, discussed setting up a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and Russia. Intercepts of Russian communications reportedly reveal Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak told his superiors that Kushner made the proposal during a December meeting at Trump Tower in New York. Errol Barnett reports.
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Kushner revelations
A new report from the Washington Post claims that President Trump's son-in-law, White House adviser Jared Kushner, tried to set up a back channel communication link with the Kremlin. One of the reporters who broke the story, Adam Entous, joined CBSN with more.
Russia probe update
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is under FBI scrutiny in relation to the investigation into the Trump administration's alleged ties to Russia. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN to discuss the new focus on Kushner.
Jared Kushner under FBI scrutiny
CBS News confirms President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner, is under scrutiny in the FBI Russia investigation. The issue is Kushner's meetings with Russia's U.S. ambassador and a Moscow banker during the presidential transition. Jeff Pegues reports.
Kushner under scrutiny
CBS News has learned President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, in under scrutiny in the probe into Russian election meddling. Azi Paybarah of Politico New York and Philip Bump of The Washington Post join "Red & Blue" to discuss.
Kushner under scrutiny
CBS News has confirmed that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, is under scrutiny in the FBI probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether there was collusion by the Trump campaign. Investigators are looking into meetings Kushner held in December with Russia's ambassador and a banker from Moscow.
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Kushner's interests
The EB-5 visa lets wealthy foreigners obtain American visas in exchange for a $500,000 investment in the U.S., a program Jared Kushner's company has used to raise millions of dollars for real estate investments. Critics say the program leads to a conflict of interest for Kushner, a White House adviser, because the investors remain anonymous. Anna Werner reports.
Kushner's sister in China
Nicole Meyer, sister to White House adviser Jared Kushner, was in China pitching wealthy investors to help finance a New Jersey real estate project. In return, they'd get a possible U.S. visa under a program recently renewed by President Trump. Witnesses have said the presentation included pictures of Mr. Trump and referenced Jared Kushner specifically. Major Garrett reports.
Kushner's sister & Chinese investors
Reporters were shunned from publicized events in China over the weekend when Nicole Kushner Meyer, the sister of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, was courting Chinese investors, urging them to invest in a New Jersey luxury apartment complex. Jericka Duncan reports on why one former White House ethics lawyer is calling it an "abuse of power."
The first family's prominent roles
Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner are taking on public service in the White House. Both have met with several foreign dignitaries, and Kushner is tasked with tackling criminal justice reform, the opioid crisis and cybersecurity. Jan Crawford reports.
Steve Bannon job security
Sources close to President Trump say Steve Bannon's role in Mr. Trump's inner circle is in jeopardy. Clashes with Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, are said to have angered Mr. Trump, who has changed his public stance on Bannon in recent days. Major Garrett reports.
Trump advisers told to stop fighting
President Trump meets with top military leaders tonight. He's already telling two other key advisers, Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner, to stop fighting. The president said nothing about that controversy when new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was sworn in. The ceremony marked the end of a year-long battle to fill that seat on the high court. Major Garrett reports.
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President Trump is spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago while his administration denies rumors of an impending West Wing shakeup. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus brokered a detente between its two warring factions: Adviser Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Margaret Brennan reports.
Ivanka Trump interview
Is the White House divided by a clash of agendas? President Trump's daughter Ivanka recently joined his team of top advisers, and Gayle King asked her about reports of discord for an interview that aired on "CBS This Morning."
Ivanka on not speaking up
In an interview for "CBS This Morning," Gayle King spoke to Ivanka Trump about criticism that she does not publicly disagree with her father on some of his policies. "Where I disagree with my father, he knows it," Trump said. Watch the full interview Wednesday, April 5, 2017, on "CBS This Morning."
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