"I don't trust this story as far as I can throw it," says Sen. Lindsey Graham when asked about Kushner report https://t.co/YrXbMMgzIS — CNN (@CNN) May 28, 2017

Friday saw the dropping of yet another blockbuster story that has sent the White House reeling when it was reported that President Donald Trump’s senior advisor — and son-in-law — Jared Kushner attempted to set up a secret communications channel with the Kremlin during a meeting with the Russians in December.

In response to this news, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) let it be known that he doesn’t really buy any of it. Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Graham was asked by guest host Dana Bash his thoughts, with Bash adding that one-time independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin called the act “treasonous.”

If true, this is treasonous activity, whether borne of malice or naïveté, or both. https://t.co/Wm4rk3bgtC — Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) May 26, 2017

“Number one, we are chasing our tails as a nation when it comes to the Russians,” Graham stated. “I don’t know who leaked this information, but just think about it this way — you’ve got the Ambassador of Russia reporting back to Moscow on an open channel, ‘Hey, Jared Kushner’s going to move into the embassy!'”

He added, “I don’t trust this story as far as I can throw it!”

Graham went on to state that it “made no sense” that Ambassador Sergey Kislyak would report back to the Kremlin on channels that he knew were monitored.

Watch the clip above, via CNN.

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