Lawyer: Kushner 'has no recollection' of reported undisclosed Russian contacts

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By CRISTIANO LIMA 05/26/2017 11:08 PM EDT

Top presidential adviser Jared Kushner’s legal team pushed back Friday night against a report that the White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law had at least three undisclosed contacts with a Russian ambassador during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, saying he had “no recollection” of the alleged exchanges.

"Mr. Kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. He has no recollection of the calls as described,” Kushner’s lawyer Jamie Gorelick told POLITICO in a statement, responding to a Reuters report about Kushner's contacts with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak.

“We have asked (Reuters) for the dates of such alleged calls so we may look into it and respond, but we have not received such information," Gorelick added. But Kushner's legal team was silent about other reports that President Donald Trump's son-in-law sought to establish a secret line of communications with the Kremlin. The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the reports.

According to Reuters, Kushner held at least two phone calls between April and November of last year with Kislyak, who’s represented Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington since 2008.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/26/jared-kushner-russian-contacts-238877

[catbyte]

1. He's a little young to be using the old "I don't recall" excuse.

[dalton99a]

23. .

[PubliusEnigma]

35. He's no daisy.

[Alice11111]

38. Exactly what I was thinking.Another Kushner goes to prison

[Towlie]

50. "I have no recollection, Senator."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109444/quotes?item=qt0420370

[C_U_L8R]

2. That's a pretty lame excuse.

If it's the NSA then there are tapes.

[Mr. Ected]

3. The audiotapes will jolt his memory, no doubt

He'll have several years to contemplate those meetings. In the end, they'll be more memorable than anything he ever did in his life.

[tonybgood]

32. I'm not sure "I can't recall committing treason" will be an acceptable answer!

[Dustlawyer]

4. The questions didn't ask about thousands of phone calls, it asked about contacts

with contacts with foreign government officials. I assume Jared could get a copy of his phone records to help figure it out. Also, one can logically assume that before the campaign he wasn't meeting and talking with Russian ambassadors and such, these would stand out. He could have at least remembered that he did speak with some Russian dignitaries.

As we know this is total bullshite!

Hold Jared Kushner, Carter Page, Jeff Sessions, Mike Flynn and the rest to the same standards as everyone else and revoke their security clearances!!!!

[shraby]

5. He'll be kicking himself in the a** all the way into the jail cell.

Then he will have quite a few years to remember what he forgot.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. You were recorded

because you were talking to someone(s) being monitored. There is a record. Which you obviously figured out at some point since you were trying to get off those monitored "channels" and set up a "back channel".

[George II]

7. You're talking to the Ambassador from Russia and you "don't recall" it? BS!

[lastlib]

17. He very *distinctly remembers* forgetting it....!

[DonViejo]

22. LOL. Good one! eom

[lastlib]

28. "....as described."......

Mm-HMM....

But he distinctly remembers the version that actually happened, until he's facing an inquiry with criminal charges........

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

8. Horse hocky.

[crosinski]

9. Sounds like his lawyer answered for him. n/t

[Alice11111]

37. Know we are in trouble when our leaders speak thru lawyers

[DeminPennswoods]

54. This

At least Kushner is smart enough to listen to his lawyer.

[Docreed2003]

10. Kislyak seems to be the common thread in this whole Russian affair

But I'm sure Jared was just really busy during that time and totally forgot about talking to the guy....

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Sounds like he's found a legal loophole.

[FarPoint]

39. Yes...

I have s bad feeling about the ease Jared and lawyer are presenting selves...

[Baitball Blogger]

41. I'm not too worried, yet.

This may be all they have. We still don't know what the Feds can bring to the table to help refresh his memory. It's up to "reasonable minds" to determine if they believe his side of the story.

[yemenpres1]

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Russia accused the US and NATO of "covering up their own support for terrorists, primarily ISIS militants" in Afghanistan.

more: http://www.yemenpress.org/middle-east/moscow-accuses-us-of-supporting-isis-in-afghanistan.html

[Greensix1]

13. Wow, he forgot talking to the Russian Ambassador????

How stupid is Kushner if can't remember talking to the Russian Ambassador, THREE TIMES in one year?? Three times. It's not like you can't remember talking to your friend about the Yankees while on a three day drinking binge. This is about talking to one of the most dangerous people to America in the whole world. Like having a phone call to Satan. And, he can't remember it?? What a lying sack of shit. No wonder why he gets along with Donny Peepee so well. They are both cut from the same cloth. I can see why Ivanka chose him, because he's just like her father, completely dishonest. I wonder if he enjoys golden showers with hookers when she's not around? I'm betting, YES!

[tomp]

25. I have it on good authority...

....from people who have worked with him, that he is as malignantly narcissistic as his father in law, i.e., a mean-ass, selfish, greedy son of a bitch. These are seriously disturbed people.

and yeah..."I can't recall," is not gonna fly.

[milestogo]

14. He really is a Trump. He should change his name.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Lets see if there are other undisclosed contacts, or if Russians are biggest part of undisclosed. nt

[yemenpres1]

16. Lawyer: Kushner 'has no recollection' of reported undisclosed Russian contacts

Lawyer: Kushner 'has no recollection' of reported undisclosed Russian contacts1

[uppityperson]

44. 6

[Bleacher Creature]

18. Jamie Gorelick???? WTF????

She was a top Justice Department official in the Clinton Administration and a big player in Bill's campaign.

I realize she's in the private sector now, but why take on this scumbag as a client?

[Ligyron]

24. Maybe that's not a bad thing she's part of the team.

The SS Trump has been leaking like a Russian hooker.

[jrthin]

29. Why take on a case to protect traitors? nt

[Sancho]

19. If he forgot meeting a Russian banker in Trump Towers....

he can look at his deposit records and try to remember why he got that big check!

No phone call required.

[Turbineguy]

20. Deny everything!

[no_hypocrisy]

21. Are you allowed to shred documents during The Sabbath?

Just wonderin' . . . . .

[Chemisse]

26. Wait! The 'can't remember' memo was meant for Trump.

You're going to have to think up something better than that, Jared!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

27. Oooh so they're going for "the Reagan" defense. nt

[not fooled]

43. Well, we've frequently noted

that jarhead has a particularly vacuous look, so now it all makes sense.

[FSogol]

51. My thought exactly. n/t

[mn9driver]

30. If any of the evidence so far is admissible in court

Kushner will be going to jail. Hopefully he will take Trump with him.

[Alice11111]

36. Now dad can visit him in jail instead of him visiting dad

All in the family

[Still In Wisconsin]

31. They are, if nothing else, masters of the non-denial denial.

[mbusby]

33. "To the best of my recollection, senator..."

Watergate, 2017...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. I forgot!

[Bradical79]

40. "I made thousands of calls to Russians"

"You'll have to be more specific."

[Tommy_Carcetti]

42. Because December was such a long time ago..

Yeah, right.

[Botany]

45. Kushner: I can't remember going to the Russian Embassey and sneaking Sergey Kislyak ...

.... into the back door of Trump tower.

That's it go for the Sargent Schultz defense.

[NurseJackie]

46. "I don't recall."

[LiberalLovinLug]

47. We have to always be vigilant against the "Dan Rather" Rovian play

Maybe this isn't it, but I fully expect some BIG BREAKING NEWS STORY to come out about one of Trumps accomplices...undeniable proof of Trumps collusion! Instead it will be a WH leaked fake setup, but it will be just too damn tempting for the MSM to ignore. Like Rather's story, it will be played as headlines for a few days until suddenly, out of nowhere, some top GOP officials will announce that its all bullshit and will provide the real facts showing how false the original story was.

Then its not as big a leap to convince enough voters that the whole investigation is a sham and based on nothing. At the very least it will sow doubt and get the GOP through 2018. I hope the MSM does not fall for false flags like that.

[mr_lebowski]

53. ABSOLUTELY agree ... 1000% ... they WILL try Rovian Tactics at some point, likely soon ...

[Voltaire2]

48. Bank robber had no recollection of robbing that bank.

It's a great defense. Prisons will be emptying out.

Manson: I have no recollection of ordering my family to slaughter innocents. Fair enough, here's your pardon Charlie.

[pecosbob]

49. Now repeat after me Jared...'Senator I have no recollection...'

[MurrayDelph]

52. "The last thing I remember

was being told "Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire."