Kushner, McFarland 'spoke with Flynn about Russia contacts'

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and former adviser K.T. McFarland were the Trump transition officials who spoke to former US national security adviser Michael Flynn about his contacts with Russian officials, CNN reported Friday.

McFarland went on to serve in the Trump White House and has been nominated to be the US ambassador to Singapore.

CNN also reported she met with investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking at contacts between Russians and the Trump administration.

Flynn, who later briefly served as Trump’s national security adviser, pleaded guilty earlier on Friday to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and prosecutors said he consulted with a senior official in Trump’s presidential transition team before speaking to the envoy.

(REUTERS)