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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:40 PM Dec 2017

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 Trump’s 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. Trump’s 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 Moscow’s 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. Trump’s 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. Flynn’s 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.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/kt-mcfarland-flynn-russia-emails-congressional-testimony.html?smid=tw-share

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Stryst

(714 posts)
4. If several of my friends got caught smoking crystal, and I had been tweeting about how great meth is
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 08:11 PM
Dec 2017

I'd have a swat team kicking in my door and putting a rifle to my head.

These people did far worse. Why the hell are they still walking free and in some cases (*cough*trump*cough) still making policy?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
12. A Republican lying to a Republican Congress, that's a Get Out Of Jail Free offense.
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 09:40 PM
Dec 2017

After all, the Supreme Leader is the best liar of them all, only the best lies too, lots of great lies, awesome lies.

 

greeny2323

(590 posts)
16. And this was in her WRITTEN testimony!
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:19 PM
Dec 2017

She received and answered this question IN WRITING!! No excuse to get the answer wrong.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
18. republican TreasonWeasels have major problems keeping their lies straight
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 07:08 AM
Dec 2017

so many lies to remember...tuff to be a republican TreasonWeasel

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