kislyak and "the washington post" reports that an intercepts conversations kislyak told moscow he was surprised. kushner wantedto set up an off-the-record communications system that used russian diplomatic facilities as a way to bypass u.s. surveillance. >> the system was never set up, but as an explanation the sources tell cnn that kushner wanted to secure lines so he and former national security adviser michael flynn could discuss military options in syria, among other topics. >> my dashboard warning light was clearly on and i think that that was the case with all of us in the intelligence community. very concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russians. >> >> reporter: spotlight on kushner comes as the man now in charge of the russia investigation robert mueller makes his first public speech. as his granddaughter's investigation mueller didn't discuss the investigation but