Kushner reportedly instructed Flynn to contact Russia

Presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner is the “very senior member” of President Trump’s transition team who instructed former national security adviser Michael Flynn by phone to seek Russia’s help at the United Nations, according to reports Friday.

A person who was in the room when Flynn got the Dec. 22, 2016, call told BuzzFeed that Flynn described being told by Kushner to contact “every member of the Security Council and tell them to delay the vote” on a resolution critical of Israel’s settlement policy.

Two sources familiar with the matter also told NBC News that Kushner is the unidentified transition team official referenced in court papers tied to Flynn’s guilty plea Friday morning.

Flynn admitted lying to the FBI when he denied contacting Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak regarding the Security Council resolution, which later passed 14-0, with the US abstaining.

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