On Friday, The Washington Post broke a bombshell report that President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner proposed setting up a back-channel of communication between Trump and Moscow using Russian facilities.
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The Trump administration is skirting the biggest question about Kushner-Russia ties
"This would be espionage. And espionage is worse than obstruction of justice," one expert said.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner at a swearing-in ceremony for the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, in Washington on March 29.
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Over the next two days, the president's staff took to the airwaves to downplay concerns about the gravity of the situation.
On Saturday, national security adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters that he "would not be concerned about a back-channel" between Trump and the Kremlin.
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