McFarland Contradicted Herself on Russia Contacts, Congressional Testimony Shows
Source: New York Times
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and SHARON LaFRANIEREDEC. 4, 2017
WASHINGTON An email sent during the transition by President Trumps former deputy national security adviser, K.T. McFarland, appears to contradict the testimony she gave to Congress over the summer about contacts between the Russian ambassador and Mr. Trumps former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn.
Ms. McFarland had told lawmakers that she did not discuss or know anything about interactions between Sergey I. Kislyak, who had been Moscows ambassador to the United States, and Mr. Flynn, according to Senate documents. But emails obtained by The New York Times appear to undermine those statements. In a Dec. 29 message about newly imposed Obama administration sanctions against Russia for its election interference, Ms. McFarland, then serving on Mr. Trumps transition team, told another transition official that Mr. Flynn would be talking to the Russian ambassador that evening.
The discrepancy is likely to add to mounting troubles for the White House that stem from Mr. Flynns interactions with Russian officials. He pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to F.B.I. agents about his discussions with Mr. Kislyak about the sanctions.
Repeated attempts to reach Ms. McFarland, who served until May as deputy national security adviser and is now awaiting Senate confirmation as ambassador to Singapore, were unsuccessful.
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Sancho
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Stryst
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These people did far worse. Why the hell are they still walking free and in some cases (*cough*trump*cough) still making policy?
dalton99a
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