Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, Monday denied he colluded with Russian officials. He spoke behind closed doors with staffers for the Senate Intelligence Committee for more than two hours. But before his appearance, Kushner’s representatives released an 11-page statement prepared for the committee. In the statement, Kushner said he met with Russian officials four times during last year’s presidential campaign. But Kushner said he did not collude with officials connected to Russia or any other foreign government. To collude, means to work with others secretly, particularly for something illegal or dishonest. Kushner spoke to reporters from the White House after his meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee staffers. “Let me be very clear -- I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. I had no improper contacts. I have not relied on Russian funds for my businesses. And I have been fully transparent in providing all requested information. Donald Trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign, and that is why he won. Suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him. Kushner did not answer reporters’ questions.
Title: Trump's Son-in-Law Denies Collusion with Russia
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2000/Untitled.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Trump's Son-in-Law Denies Collusion with Russia' data-article-id='2518'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11271'>Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, Monday denied he colluded with Russian officials.</span> <span data-start-time='11271' data-end-time='19688'>He spoke behind closed doors with staffers for the Senate Intelligence Committee for more than two hours.</span> <span data-start-time='19688' data-end-time='28500'>But before his appearance, Kushner’s representatives released an 11-page statement prepared for the committee.</span> <span data-start-time='28500' data-end-time='37646'>In the statement, Kushner said he met with Russian officials four times during last year’s presidential campaign.</span> <span data-start-time='37646' data-end-time='46438'>But Kushner said he did not collude with officials connected to Russia or any other foreign government.</span> <span data-start-time='46438' data-end-time='55333'>To collude, means to work with others secretly, particularly for something illegal or dishonest.</span> <span data-start-time='55333' data-end-time='63188'>Kushner spoke to reporters from the White House after his meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee staffers.</span> <span data-start-time='63188' data-end-time='72396'>“Let me be very clear -- I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so.</span> <span data-start-time='72396' data-end-time='75875'>I had no improper contacts.</span> <span data-start-time='75875' data-end-time='80896'>I have not relied on Russian funds for my businesses.</span> <span data-start-time='80896' data-end-time='86250'>And I have been fully transparent in providing all requested information.</span> <span data-start-time='86250' data-end-time='94229'>Donald Trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign, and that is why he won.</span> <span data-start-time='94229' data-end-time='99125'>Suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him.</span> <span data-start-time='99125' data-end-time='103792'>Kushner did not answer reporters’ questions.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button 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