Rep. Andy Harris Reacts To Washington Post's Report On Jared Kushner, Russia

Rep. Andy Harris was already scheduled to join The Jimmy Mathis show on Saturday.

So when the Washington Post reported a day before that President Donald Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communication channel between Trump's transition team and the Kremlin, host Jimmy Mathis was sure to get Harris' reaction.

"The fact of the matter is if it has the word Russia in it, the Washington Post will publish it whether or not its publishable or not," the Cockeysville Republican said. "This has nothing to do with the campaign. ... This is during a transition. This is not unreasonable given the fact that the foreign policy of the Obama Administration was such a failure."

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Though, Harris did say Kushner, also Trump's son-in-law, not reporting the communication between him and Russia is an issue.

"I don't begrudge the transition team having contact with a major world player like Russia but not disclosing it is a problem," he told Mathis.

The lone Republican in the Maryland congressional delegation also talked about Trump's budget, the Congressional Budget Office's report on the House' health care plan and immigration policy.

Though, Harris did say Kushner, also Trump's son-in-law, not reporting the communication between him and Russia is an issue.