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Confirmed. >> reporter: press secretary sean spicer didn't deny that they met in trump tower. the 36-year-old proposed setting up secret back channel communications with moscow using russian diplomatic facilities for the talks. >> i think that assumes a lot. i would say mr. kushner's attorney has said mr. kushner volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. >> not inappropriate for transition officials to begin to speak with foreign counter parts. what is unusual is for there to be preparation for a back channel outside the bounds of u.s. intelligence or diplomatic ch...

We know the president is looking to bring more people into the fold in the war room, more top staffers to help deal with this growing crisis defense russia. again, ali, this speaks to whether the president is going to, in any way at any point, decide to diminish the role of jared kushner. at this point he hasn't. will this headline, will this story line change things? it remains an open question, but at least for now, again, publicly he's standing by him, ali. >> glen, when people think about this and they worry about whether kushner follows rules or has to follow rules, what's the bigger issu...

Says her committee needs to clarify whether kushner was acting as a member of the trump transition team or personal. >> this has been a long standing practice of the russians to spread disinformation. so it i was not surprise whd wh they contradicted mr. kushner's explanation as why he had these meetings. >> and senate intelligence committee begins open hearings on thursday. first day is russian and cybersecurity expert but still no word yet on when jared kushner might actually pair before the committee. >> thank you. let's get more on you'll of this with the former defense secretary, former c...

>> today president-elect donald trump renewed concerns over his potential conflicts of interest with a new hire. jared kushner, trump's son-in-law, husband of ivanka and one of his closest confidantes, was officially announced as senior adviser to the president. he's already representing the president-elect in meetings on capitol hill. tonight kushner and a clak of incoming white house officials including alt-right steve bannon and reince priebus met with paul ryan and house republicans to discuss the tax plan. news of kushner's involvement come as concerns over his role in the trump administr...

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