The meeting also was attended by Michael Flynn (left), Trump's first national security adviser. Pics/AFP/AP

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Donald Trump's transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to reports published in Washington Post and New York Times.