2017年CRI Trump's son-in-law denies collusion with Russians

 

Senior White House adviser¹ Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, has denied that he colluded with Russians during the President's campaign. He also released an 11-page-statement prior to a closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill, giving more details of his encounters with Russians during the campaign.

Here is our Washington chief correspondent Xiaohong with the story.

After speaking to staff members of the Senate intelligence committee for more than 2 hours, Kushner made a brief public statement back at the White House, denying any collusion occurred during the election campaign last year.

"Let me be very clear, I did not collude with Russia nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so."

He went on to say that he had no improper² contacts with the Russians, nor did he rely on Russian funds for his businesses.

Hours before the Senate intelligence committee hearing, Kushner released an 11-page statement, giving more details of his encounters with the Russians. It showed that he had four meetings with Russians, including two meetings with the Russian Ambassador to the U.S., one with a Russian lawyer and another time with a Russian banker.

During his second meeting with the Russian Ambassador last December, Kushner did bring up the issue of a secret line at the embassy to Kremlin. But the Russian Ambassador denied the existence of such a back channel.

And at the suggestion of the Russian Ambassador, Kushner met with a Russian banker who is an associate of President Putin and the head of a Russian bank that has been under U.S. sanction since 2014. Kushner said in his written statement that the two did not touch upon the U.S. sanctions or his businesses. Instead, they spoke³ of Putin's desire for better relations with the U.S.

Kushner is expected to appear before another closed-door hearing of the House intelligence committee on Tuesday.

He stressed that he has been fully⁴ transparent⁵ in providing all requested information.

Xiaohong, CRI, Washington DC.

1 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

2 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。