All eyes on Jared Kushner as Russia story takes a “backchannel” turn

Jared Kushner reportedly sought a secret line of communication with Moscow and failed to disclose several conversations with Russian officials prior to his father-in-law, US president Donald Trump, taking office. According to US media reports, Kushner spoke with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak by phone at least twice both during and after Trump’s 2016 campaign. The…