--- title: Jared Kushner: Watch Remarks After Private Senate Testimony description: The President's son-in-law said he "had no improper contacts" with foreign officials canonical: https://time.com/4870635/jared-kushner-congress-statement/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-24T12:13:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:41:45.825Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch: Jared Kushner Speaks After Closed-Door Testimony on Russia Probe og:description: The President's son-in-law said he "had no improper contacts" og:url: https://time.com/4870635/jared-kushner-congress-statement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8745cf493ed79431/6988d6db096a941f7869edf8/gettyimages-801012308.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jared Kushner og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch: Jared Kushner Speaks After Closed-Door Testimony on Russia Probe twitter:description: The President's son-in-law said he "had no improper contacts" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8745cf493ed79431/6988d6db096a941f7869edf8/gettyimages-801012308.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch: Jared Kushner Speaks After Closed-Door Testimony on Russia Probe by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 24, 2017 12:13 PM UTC  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens during the "American Leadership in Emerging Technology" event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2017. White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens during the "American Leadership in Emerging Technology" event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2017.The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 24, 2017 12:13 PM UTC White House advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has [denied any and all collusion with the Russian government](http://time.com/4870587/jared-kushner-russia-meetings-collusion/?xid=homepage) during the 2016 campaign ahead of a closed-door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled for Monday. Several Trump associates are set to appear before Congress as various committees continue their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. “I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the campaign who colluded, with any foreign government,” Kushner said in a prepared statement released ahead of Monday’s meeting. You can read Kushner’s full statement below. All bolded text is included in the original statement. Kushner is set to make public remarks at the White House Monday afternoon following his closed-door testimony earlier in the day. 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