moscow so u.s. intelligence couldn t collect it. everyone in the intelligence community this entire weekend has said this would be espionage if it was carried out by any other person and we need to determine what his intent was. what did he intend to transmit? there s no explaining it. kevin, that s not necessarily how the president sees it. we have the president defending jared kushner to the new york times. that same report in the new york times says in recent weeks the trump/kushner relationship, the most stable partnership in an often unstable west wing, is showing unmistakable signs of strain. the article goes on to say mr. trump who feels he has been ill served by his staff is increasing ly included mr. kushner when he dresses down aides and officials. what are your sources telling you about the kushner/trump relationship at the moment? well, there s no question president trump doubling down in that interview earlier today with the new york times defending jared kushner
and i saw this information of the united states attempting to establish a covert communications network so that u.s. intelligence couldn t find out about it, i would have to assume that someone within the white house works for the russians because there is no explaining that. the united states has open communications on syria with operation infinite resolve out of iraq and european command and central command. we can actually run right up to the russians and talk to them in northern syria. all of these stories don t make sense and we have to get to the bottom of what they he were trying to transmit. matt, real quick. that s a third category, leaks within the administration refle reflecting in-fighting. good point. good to see you. matt welch, kevin cirille, malcolm nance. happy memorial day. go on and enjoy it a little bit, barbecue some burgers, something like that. the end of an era. days after meeting with president trump, angela merkel