As more details emerge of Russia's interference in the US presidential election, speculation is transforming into recognition that Trump's campaign and transition team aides acted in concert with Russia.
The recent revelation to surface is the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, proposing to Russia's ambassador to the US, a clandestine communication channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team. His proposal - a backchannel with equipment located at the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C.
Kushner is in for a torrid time, a time that may include prison time. His failure, according to Reuters, to disclose phone calls with Russian officials when applying for his security clearance puts him squarely in the middle of a federal investigation. Kushner's explanation: he has no "recollection" of the calls. A simply absurd defence unless he can produce evidence of an early onset of dementia!
Inasmuch as Kushner now finds himself in the centre of a federal probe, he should have at the outset realized that, as a real estate developer, he was unqualified to be Trump's senior adviser for everything. The die is cast as Kushner will learn to his detriment.
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