Senate To Question Kushner About Russia Meetings

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, plans to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election, administration officials said.

The committee, which is chaired by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., informed the White House Counsel's Office earlier this month that it wanted to question Kushner about meetings he arranged with the Russian ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak.

In one meeting, at Kislyak's request, Kushner met with Sergey N. Gorkov, the head of Vnesheconombank, Russia's state-owned development bank, The New York Times reported.

The date for the committee's meeting with Kushner is still to be determined, officials said.

"Throughout the campaign and transition, Jared Kushner served as the official primary point of contact with foreign governments and officials," the White House spokesman told CNN in a statement. "Given this role, he has volunteered to speak with Chairman Burr's committee, but has not yet received confirmation."

Last week, FBI Director James B. Comey confirmed the bureau has been investigating for months whether the Russian government aimed to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

Since Trump's inauguration, multiple members of his administration have come under growing scrutiny for having prior contact with Moscow -- specifically Kislyak. Former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn resigned over his contacts with Kislyak in December and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially removed himself from all Justice Department investigations into the matter because he also spoke with the diplomat last year.