The Latest: Reaching out was Kushner’s job, Spicer says

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for a meeting between President Donald Trump and automobile leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017 file photo, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for a meeting between President Donald Trump and automobile leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

By Associated Press March 27, 2017 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on contacts between President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and Russian officials (all times local):

2:25 p.m.

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.