Trump son-in-law Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe – media reports

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at Fiumicino’s Leonardo Da Vinci International airport, near Rome, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He said the head of the FSB denied that Russian Federation was meddling, but said he would raise the issue with President Vladimir Putin.

In early December, Kushner met in NY with the Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, and he later sent a deputy to meet with Kislyak. At this stage, they want the information that he holds.

Concluding his tour of the ancestral homes of the world’s three largest monotheistic religions, President Donald Trump is poised to call on Pope Francis, the famously humble pontiff with whom he has publicly clashed. This report led to the scrutiny.

Brennan said that in late July of previous year, he convened a group of officials from the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency to focus on the matter exclusively.

Chaffetz, who said last week that he has his “subpoena pen” ready to force Comey or the FBI to turn over the documents, told McCabe: “Congress and the American public have a right and a duty to examine this issue independently of the special counsel’s investigation”.

“If there is an investigation on anybody, would other folks around that person be of interest to the FBI as far as being interviewed?”

The controversy has engulfed Trump’s administration since he fired FBI Director James Comey on May 10.

The records of both Flynn and Manafort have been demanded by grand jury subpoenas, NBC adds, while it is unclear whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation has demanded the same of Kushner.

He also said that before such sharing, the USA would go back to the intelligence partner that provided the information to make sure it would not compromise operatives.

A source connected to the data analytics group said the team has not been contacted about any Russian Federation related probe. Due to the nature of the investigation, the agency has to look at various angles and a variety of personalities that may have been involved in the case.

The committee has not announced plans for additional subpoenas, though it is seeking documents and testimony from other members of the Trump campaign and transition teams.

Comey’s actions based on what he knew was Russian disinformation offer a stark example of the way Russian interference impacted the decisions of the highest-level United States officials during the 2016 campaign. “He will do the same if he is contacted in connection with any other inquiry”.

The FBI already has data from computer bots, and investigators are analyzing the analytics operations.

Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, worked with and helped oversee the campaign’s data operation contractors based in San Antonio, Texas. The campaign pushed positive information on Trump and negative information on Clinton through social media sites.

Some Russians boasted about how well they knew Mr Flynn. Trump tweeted on May 12 – but the White House has since refused to confirm or deny whether the president records his conversations.

In recent days, Francis and Trump have been in agreement on a need for Muslim leaders to do more against extremists in their own communities.