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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