Article snippet: Amid recent revelations that some White House advisers have used private email accounts to conduct official government business, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding to know if any White House officials communicated via private email or text with a representative of a foreign government, political party or international organization. Sen. State Department or embassy officials — including Tillerson — had through such “unofficial channels.” In particular, Cardin is looking at President Trump’s son-in-law, who has played a large role in the administration’s foreign policy. “Mr. Kushner’s active role in arranging meetings and engaging in diplomacy, both in public and private, coupled with his use of unofficial email, raises questions as to whether any communications regarding representatives of foreign governments occurred through unofficial channels and could have been compromised,” Cardin wrote in the letter. Kushner has used three email accounts for White House business, sources confirmed for ABC News on Monday. His portfolio has included Middle East peace negotiations and planning Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia. He met twice with Russian officials during the transition and suggested using a back channel at the Russian Embassy to facilitate direct communication between the incoming Trump administration and the Russian government, according to a statement he made before the Senate Intelligence Committee in July. ... Link to the full article to read more