the prudent course of action. >> trying to establish a back china with the russians, through a russian nomadic facility, you have to ask, who are they hiding in conversations from? >> sandra: tonight, fox news learning new developments about just who initiated the contact in question. for that part of the story, we go to kristin fisher from the white house with the latest. >> president trump is defending his son-in-law, telling "the new york times" that he still has total confidence in jared kushner. the homeland security secretary is also defending him, saying that even if kushner did try to set up a secret communications channel what the kremlin, that it's normal and not that big of a deal. tonight, republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see it that way. >> my view of evidence, i don't like it. i just don't. i know that some administration officials are saying that it's standard procedure. i don't think it's standard procedure, prior to the inauguration of a president of the united states, by someone who is not in an appointed