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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 ....
Wittingly or unwittingly. based on what you ve seen so far, congressman, do you believe jared kushner s actions fit that description? i think they fit a description of someone who is irresponsible, does not know what they are doing, way over their head. the word treason should not be thrown around very lightly. that s a very serious channel, but there definitely in my opinion was something untoward that occurred during the trump administration, through the transition as well as during the campaign in terms of collusion with the russian government during the campaign cycle versus secretary clinton and this is why it s important that we have an independent investigation and that we also allow the special counsel to do their job. right now what we should definitely be asking for is for jared kushner s security clearance to be taken away. whether he has done things on purpose or not on purpose or if he was led astray, it doesn t matter. either way he s a liability to u.s. government to ....
Defended the reputation of the fbi. for the men and women of the fbi, uncompromising integrity both personal and institutional is the core value. reporter: the administration isn t denying the kushner reports. any channel of communication, back or otherwise with a country like russia, is a good thing. reporter: instead, homeland security secretary john kelly spent sunday morning playing down the severity of the situation. there s a lot of different ways to communicate, backchannel, you know, publicly, with other countries. i don t see any big issue here relative to jared. i don t think it s standard procedure prior to the inauguration of of a president of the united states but someone who is not in an appointed position. reporter: meeting with kislyak was initially not disclosed on kushner s security clearance form before being amended the next day but on friday reuters citing several current and former u.s. officials reported he had ....