White House refuses to answer questions about Jared Kushner 'backchannel'

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday declined to answer any questions about whether Jared Kushner, President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law, tried to set up a backchannel line of communication with Russian officials during the transition, and said he would not answer any questions about it because nothing has been confirmed.

“What your question assumes is a lot of facts that are not substantiated by anything but anonymous sources that are so far being leaked out,” he said at the White House briefing when asked.