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Requests to turnover information related to russia contacts. but, of course, the biggest name in all of this, the president's son-in-law and advisor jared kushner. kushner now under fbi scrutiny. the washington post reporting kushner was trying to set up a secret back channel to the russians, and today for the first time press secretary sean spicer answering questions about this. >> i'm wondering, sean if you can tell us when the president knew -- whether the president knew at the time jared kushner was seeking to establish back channel communications at the russian embassy to the russian gove...

Quick which is michael cohen also played a role in trying to facilitate a back channel between russian officials and then national security adviser mike flynn. if you recall "the new york times" report head delivered a sealed envelope from some russian officials who wanted to propose a peace plan on ukraine and was trying to play in that diplomatic world. i think federal investigators want to understand that back channel specifically. >> bottom of the screen for folks who might be joining us, a live look at the white house briefing room. sean spicer set to hold his first briefing in some time,...

This morning, russia is watching headlines regarding president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser. jared kushner contacts with russian ambassador sergei kislyak. "the washington post" is reporting kushner wanted to establish a secret means of communication with the kremlin. >> cnn clare sebastian is live from moscow this hour. what are you hearing from russian leaders there? >> reporter: well, christi, reemphasize that political chaos in washington. the russian foreign ministry spoke this morning, calling the report by "the washington post" mccarthyism or simply internal political squabbles...

To know what he could possibly shed on it. we should also add, obviously, heretofore, we know the trump white house has been saying that, you know, everybody else, that the fbi's been taking a look at, is peripheral to the trump operation. well now, this is his son-in-law, this is somebody who is one of his closest advisers and he's inside the white house. don? >> interesting. you're reporting kushner's role helping to run the campaign's data analytics is part of this probe. why is that, evan? >> well, here's what the fbi is taking a look at. they have gathered all this data on these russian b...

Part of the president's plan to push back against all the russia suspicions and allegations could involve two former members of his campaign staff, ex-campaign manager corey lewandowski and former deputy campaign manager david bossie, both spotted at the white house last night, mentioned as possible players in an outside rapid response team working closely with the white house war room. bossie may also be in line for a position within the trump administration. >> investigators are trying to figure out exactly why jared kushner met in december with a russian banker with links to vladimir putin,...