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Recollection. if in fact some meeting he did not recall is eventually discovered. i think he very much tried to close the door on that today. his opening statement was unequivocal. he said, i did not have any private meetings nor do i recall any special meetings at the mayflower motel. members of congress asked him more about these meetings. he kept leaning on the recollection word. but i do think he was emphatic here about trying to clear his name and clear up the notion that in fact he could have perthered himself in any way shape or form before congress. and also on his security clearance f...

Intelligence committee's questions about not only this meeting but another meeting he had with russian ambassador sergey kislyak that same month. it was kislyak who had suggested kushner meet with the russian banker. the fact that kushner didn't mention either of these meetings on his white house security clearance forms may also be a topic of inquiry. though he did rectify that quickly. there's also the concern that the russian bank has been under u.s. sanctions for the last three years. also, when kushner met with gorkov he was still ceo of kushner companies and critzics question whether he ...

Russian president outside the usual diplomatic channels. >> i don't think it's standard procedure prior to the inauguration of a president of the united states by someone who is not in an appointed position. >> reporter: jared kushner has offered to answer the senate intelligence committee's questions about not only this meeting but another meeting he had with russian ambassador kislyak that same month. it was kislyak who had suggested kushner meet with the russian banker. the fact that kushner didn't mention either meeting on his white house security clearance forms may also be a topic of inq...

Communication to moscow through a soviet spy working in the russian embassy here in washington. that relationship later proved crucial during the fearful days of the cuban missile crisis. it was bobby contact, in fact, who helped president kennedy make the deal that finally ended the standoff and averted nuclear war. the difference is that kushner was a private citizen with no government role. he reportedly did not consult with the sitting obama administration last fall, and further more, he omitted his russian contacts from his security clearance forms. i'm joined by clint watts, a senior fel...

The meeting that jared kushner and michael flynn had with ambassador kislyak and then later the meeting with the banker was done without the knowledge of donald trump. he was acting on his father-in-law's and the incumbent president's -- >> do you think he'll go the way of flynn and manafort? >> well, jared has a lot of explaining to do. like flynn, he failed to disclose these meetings on his security clearance forms. they also went to great lengths. remember kislyak must have been brought in to trump tower through a service elevator somewhere else because nobody can find him on the security t...