"The President was very proud of Jared for voluntarily going to the Hill and being very transparent with every interaction that he's had," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters onboard the Air Force One with the president yesterday.
Her remarks came hours after Kushner met the Senate Intelligence Committee staff went to the Capitol Hill to meet investigators of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to respond to their questions on his interaction with foreign governments, particularly the Russians.
Sander said that they will continue pushing forward and focus on things the American people actually care about and Russia is not one of them.
Kushner would testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today after submitting an 11-page statement to
The committee's staff yesterday in which he flatly denied colluding with Russia during the 2016 election and he had no "improper" contacts with the Russian officials.
"Let me be very clear, I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. I had no improper contacts. I have not relied on Russian funds for my businesses, and I have been fully transparent in providing all requested information," Kushner said.
He said when his father-in-law decided to run for president, he served his campaign the best he could, because he believes in him and his ability to improve the lives of all Americans.
"I have not sought the spotlight. First in business, and now in public service, I have always focused on setting and achieving goals and have left it to others to work on media and public perception," he added.
The senior White House advisor said he has been consistently saying that he was eager to share any information he has with the investigating bodies ever since the allegations were raised against him.
However, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) termed Kushner claiming to be transparent by going to the Senate is laughable.
"Once again, the Trump team is laughably trying to redefine transparency as disclosing information after you have been caught lying," DNC deputy Communications Director Adrienne Watson said.
"Kushner's clearance should be denied and he should lose his job,"he said.
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