Donald Trump’s son-in-law was at the center of the conversation that resulted in the highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
The complaint is related to an intercepted conversation between two foreign nationals discussing Jared Kushner, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
It could not be determined which country the two foreigners were from or what they said about the president’s son-in-law, but the conversation took place last spring.
The Journal attributed its report to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
It is the latest revelation in a slow drip of information about the controversial whistleblower complaint, which Gabbard was accused of trying to bury for eight months. The Journal previously reported it had been locked in a safe.
Senior Trump administration officials told the Journal that the Kushner claims were demonstrably false, but they did not provide further details about the conversation, arguing that doing so could expose a highly sensitive surveillance method.
But the allegations in the conversation about Kushner would be significant if verified, other U.S. officials familiar with the matter told the Journal. They said there was no corroborating evidence, but that does not prove they are untrue.
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