MR. KUSHNER: So the Ambassador (Kislyak) had reached out to my office to see if I could meet with him. I think the date that I have a record from is November 16.
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/jk25.pdf
pg 78
'''Mueller's report also outlines the "most senior levels” of the Russian government’s efforts to encourage Kremlin-connected persons to make inroads into the Trump transition team — including through a friend of Kushner, Richard Gerson, a New York hedge-fund manager with no official involvement in the transition.
That December and January, Gerson worked with the chief executive officer of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, on a U.S.-Russia reconciliation proposal that Gerson passed on to Kushner, who later gave copies to Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.'''
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/what-mueller-report-says-about-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump-donald-n995866
–MR. KUSHNER: I can recallone person, yes.
MR. SCHIFF: And who was that?
MR. KUSHNER: A guy Rick Gerson.
MR. SCHIFF: And what was his status? Why was he at the meeting?
MR. KUSHNER: I think he's a friend of Sheikh Muhammad.–
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/jk25.pdf
pg 10
Why did Kushner act like he didn't know Gerson? Because Gerson is heavily tied into the Russians, and help set up the Kislyak meeting.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/rick-gerson-jared-kushner-mueller-investigation