Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner in a statement early Monday called the meeting between Trump campaign officials and a Russian lawyer who claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE a "waste of our time."

Kushner said in prepared remarks to congressional investigators probing Russian meddling in the presidential election that he did not read the chain of emails detailing Donald Trump Jr.'s conversations in setting up the meeting.

Kushner, who is also President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's son-in-law, said he arrived at the meeting "a little late" and the attorney was talking about "the issue of a ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian children."

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"I had no idea why that topic was being raised and quickly determined that my time was not well-spent at this meeting," Kushner said in his statement, which was released hours before he is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed hearing.

"Reviewing emails recently confirmed my memory that the meeting was a waste of our time and that, in looking for a polite way to leave and get back to my work, I actually emailed an assistant from the meeting after I had been there for ten or so minutes and wrote 'Can u pls call me on my cell? Need excuse to get out of meeting.'"

Kushner said he hadn't met the Russian attorney before the meeting and has not spoken with her since.

"I thought nothing more of this short meeting until it came to my attention recently," he said.

"I did not read or recall this email exchange before it was shown to me by my lawyers when reviewing documents for submission to the committees."

Kushner said the presidential campaign was not discussed during the meeting. He added that he is not aware that there was any follow-up to the meeting and he doesn't remember the number of people who attended.

"Finally, after seeing the email, I disclosed this meeting prior to it being reported in the press on a supplement to my security clearance form, even if that was not required as meeting the definitions of the form," the statement said.

Trump Jr., Kushner and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort met last year with the Russian lawyer during Trump's campaign.

Some lawmakers have recently raised concerns about Kushner's security clearance.