On Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner labeling the Mueller report 'a big distraction,' and suggesting that the extent of Russian interference in the election was just the buying of 'some Facebook ads,' AndersonCooper is KeepingThemHonest.
In his first public comments since a redacted version of Mueller's report was released last week, Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, downplayed and twisted the conclusions of the report, which found there was a massive effort by Russia to manipulate the election via social media.
Read More"Although the investigation established that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome, and that the campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts, the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in the election interference activities," the report says.
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