Collusion update: ANOTHER Trump Teamer Lied to Congress about Russia contacts
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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/kt-mcfarland-flynn-russia-emails-congressional-testimony.html
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I have questions regarding the severity of 'evasive testimony to Congress' ? .. the article states that if McFarlan is found to have been evasive, it could effect her nomination for Ambassador to Singapore .... now that is harsh!
Hard to take these admissions of lieing very seriously when I read things like this..
No evidence of collusion.
fake news fake headline,
Keep telling yourself that....maybe one they you will believe it too!
It's difficult to believe that so many people lie for no apparent reason, so, I don't believe it.
Is a bit weird .. why lie about these contacts. An individual has the right to remain silent, but does not have the right to lie to law enforcement - although law enforcement are well within their rights to lie to an individual.
Remains to be seen, but I am having a hard time with the guilty pleas of lieing to the FBI ... as of yet I have not seen what has been accomplished. Perhaps Flynn's testimony will be earth shattering .. I have my doubts though...
Good to see you mag ... Happy Tuesday : )