Jared Kushner to Cooperate in Any Probe Into Meetings With Russians
Senior White House aide’s meetings with two key Russians have drawn the interest of agents
Officials said Mr. Kushner met in December with Mr. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador. Mr. Kushner subsequently had an aide handle another meeting requested by Mr. Kislyak, during which the ambassador sought to arrange a meeting between Mr. Kushner and Sergei Gorkov, the head of Vneshekonombank, or VEB, the officials said.
That meeting between Mr. Kushner and Mr. Gorkov took place in December, a senior administration official said earlier this year.
.. The U.S. in 2014 had imposed sanctions against the Russian development bank as part of penalties that followed Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine. The Treasury Department sanctions prohibit certain specified financial contacts with the bank and others on the sanctions list.
A senior administration official said earlier this year that Mr. Kushner didn’t know the bank was under sanction and “wasn’t there to discuss business.”
.. “The meetings took place in the format of a roadshow for Vneshekonombank’s 2021 strategy with representatives from major banks and business circles in the U.S.,” including the head of Kushner Cos., Mr. Kushner’s real-estate firm, the bank said.