In other words, the WaPo relied on a walk-in letter from a person it can’t identify, who relied on an alleged account by Russia’s top diplomat about what was discussed with Kushner. No wonder the paper hedged its “scoop” by repeatedly using the term “apparent” throughout the story.
Former Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham, no fan of Trump, says the WaPo’s outlandish charge that Kushner requested using Russian gear to set up a secret line with Moscow is bogus: “I don’t trust this story as far as I can throw it.”
As for their meeting, there’s nothing scandalous or extraordinary about top advisers of a newly elected president reaching out to Russia or any other country. It’s common. It’s called diplomacy.
People associated with Hillary Clinton’s campaign also met with Kislyak. And recall how Obama, as an incumbent candidate in 2012, back-channeled to Vladimir Putin (through then-outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev) that he’d have “more flexibility” to accommodate him on missile defense. Funny how the media elite were cool about those Russian contacts, never suggesting “treason.”
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