July 8, 2019

Asked about Russian interference, Kushner offers discouraging answer

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/asked-about-russian-interference-kushner-offers-discouraging-answer?fbclid=IwAR1zacKk5hL6DmfVurxRZXWyRDujmwQJ6AdkW8acMVnx6zvk_3p0UyOmKrk
"Kushner did, after all, receive an email with a subject line that read, “FW: Russia - Clinton - private and confidential.” He nevertheless spent the next minute downplaying the significance of the email and the infamous Trump Tower meeting he attended with Russian emissaries. He complained about how busy he was at the time (“Let me put you in my shoes at that time. OK, I’m running three companies, I’m helping run the campaign….”) and the about attitudes of “self-righteous” people who’ve played “Monday morning quarterback.” It led to an important follow-up question: would Kushner call the FBI if Russia again offered assistance to the Trump campaign? “I don’t know,” Kushner replied. “It’s hard to do hypotheticals.” That’s certainly one way to look at it. Alternatively, it’s very easy to do hypotheticals when someone asks you how you’d respond to a foreign adversary offering illegal campaign assistance – for the second time."