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Fact Check: Russian Interference Went Far Beyond 'Facebook Ads' Kushner Described

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser said the investigations into Russian interference have been more damaging then the interference itself. But there was more to it than online ads.
Jared Kushner spoke about Russian election interference during the TIME 100 Summit 2019 in New York City.

In a rare public appearance on Tuesday, Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and one of his closest advisers, said that the multiple investigations into Russian election interference have been more harmful to American democracy than the original interference itself.

"The whole thing is just a big distraction for the country," Kushner said at a Time Magazine event in New York

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