... though I *really* want to. Anyway, Sergei Kislyak didn't have to go to Jared, because Jared came to him:
Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports.
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, son-in-law and confidant to then-President-elect Trump, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by U.S. officials. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications.
The meeting also was attended by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser.
As you might expect, Twitter is all a-twitter over this!
1.Did I sound a little panicked on @chrislhayes over Kushner-Rubsecret comms report. I am. What did he intend to pass? The PDB? Nuke codes?— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) May 27, 2017
The fact that Republicans are crickets on Trump-Russia bombshells could well mean more shoes to drop on Russia involving @GOP leadership.— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) May 27, 2017
So everyone's denying the Trump Campaign had contact w/ Russia EXCEPT the Kremlin-that's what we call an Admission Against Interest, folks.— Girls Really Rule. (@girlsreallyrule) May 27, 2017
Kushner working for Brennan, almost pulled off ruse to get into secure comms rooms in Russian Embassy https://t.co/XCiDMhhsSa— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 27, 2017
I'm gonna go ahead and say Kushner didn't leave this meeting off his SF86 by accident.— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 26, 2017
There is literally no good reason for Kushner to be discussing how the Trump team could hide their communications with the Kremlin. None.— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) May 26, 2017
I think we've moved beyond just saying Breaking News.... We now have "Breaking News" DURING our "Breaking News."...... 😲😲😲— VickiS 🇺🇸 (@vickscan) May 27, 2017
Word.
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