BREAKING: Jared Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe, NBC Confirms (Video)

Last week, JBN reported Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, had come under FBI scrutiny in the Russia investigation. Now multiple U.S. officials and NBC News confirm that Kushner is indeed the “person of interest” in the center of the investigation.

Investigators believe Kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry, officials said.

The FBI’s scrutiny of Kushner places the bureau’s sprawling counterintelligence and criminal investigation not only on the doorstep of the White House, but in the Trump family circle. The Washington Post first reported last week that a senior White House official close to Trump was a “person of interest,” but did not name the person.

The officials said Kushner is in a different category from former Trump aides Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, who are formally considered subjects of the investigation. Records of both Manafort and Flynn have been demanded by grand jury subpoenas, NBC News has reported.

It is not known whether Kushner has received any records requests from federal investigators.

Also unclear is what precisely about Kushner’s activities has drawn the FBI’s interest as it investigates whether Trump associates coordinated with the Russian campaign to interfere in the election. Former FBI Director Robert Mueller is now leading the probe as a special counsel.

Kushner met at least once in December with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, and he also met last year with a Russian banker, Sergey Gorkov.

 

 

 

 

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