2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP FAMILY/JARED KUSHNER: “White House senior adviser Jared Kushner offered an explanation to congressional interns earlier this week as to why it was not possible for the Trump campaign to collude with Russia during the election: It was too disorganized for such a conspiracy.
Speaking at an off-the-record hourlong meeting at the Capitol Visitor Center on Monday [7-31-17], President Donald Trump’s son-in-law joked that the campaign couldn’t even keep in touch with its own representatives, according to notes obtained and reported on by Foreign Policy.
‘They thought we colluded, but we couldn’t even collude with our local offices,’ Kushner said.
Asked later by an intern during a Q-and-A session about the investigation into the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia as well as questions surrounding Kushner’s own security clearance, Kushner said, ‘We don’t know where it’s going.’
Blaming a disorganized presidential campaign has become a routine talking point for some Trump supporters regarding allegations that Trump associates colluded with Russian officials during the campaign.”
-Miranda Green, “Kushner on potential Russia ties: ‘We couldn’t even collude with our local offices’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Aug. 1, 2017 12:27pm