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(27 Mar 2017) The White House says that President Donald Trump's son-in-law was "doing his job" by reaching out to foreign officials.Spokesman Sean Spicer said Monday that there was nothing "nefarious" about Jared Kushner's contacts with foreign leaders during the campaign and transition since it was the job he was tasked to do.Kushner is one of Trump's top advisers who the president has entrusted, in part, with holding talks with foreign leaders.Spicer says that "based on the media frenzy" surrounding contacts Trump associates have made with Russian officials in particular, Kushner "volunteered" to meet with to be interviewed by the Senate committee about arranging meetings with the Russian ambassador and other officials.Spicer says "that was part of his role and he executed it completely as he was supposed to."You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you... Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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