Love the graphic, tho…
I'm not sure echoing Nixon is the brilliant PR move they seem to think it is. https://t.co/GS9Thw9OqC
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) December 4, 2017
I know we’ve already gone through wiretaps and tapes but it still feels to me like it’s too early in this Nixon pastiche to introduce “if the President does it, that means it is not illegal.” That should wait until Act III.
— Jacob T. Levy (@jtlevy) December 4, 2017
Sure, we all remember the basic outlines, but it just makes the whole process feel sketchy!
.
Meanwhile, in Would this face lie to you? developments…
NEW: Those KT McFarland emails show she contradicted her congressional testimony about what she knew about Russia contacts https://t.co/s6U1PxyUj7
— Amy Fiscus (@amyfiscus) December 4, 2017
As we all know, McFarland is at her best when someone else writes the answers for her https://t.co/QZIxROhEAf
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 4, 2017
… K. T. McFarland served on the presidential transition team before becoming the White House deputy national security adviser. In July, she was questioned in writing by Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, on whether she had ever spoken to Mr. Flynn about his contacts with Sergey I. Kislyak, who was then the Russian ambassador to Washington, before Mr. Trump took office.
“I am not aware of any of the issues or events described above,” Ms. McFarland wrote in response, sidestepping a direct answer to the question.
An email exchange obtained by The New York Times indicates that Ms. McFarland was aware at the time of a crucial Dec. 29 phone call between Mr. Flynn and Mr. Kislyak that was intercepted by American intelligence. During that call, Mr. Flynn urged Moscow to respond cautiously to sanctions just imposed by the Obama administration for Russia’s interference in the presidential election.
If senators on the Foreign Relations Committee find that Ms. McFarland was evasive in her testimony, it could complicate her nomination to become ambassador to Singapore. Repeated attempts to reach Ms. McFarland, who left her post as deputy national security adviser in May, were unsuccessful…
(Readership capture):
Trump transition official K.T. McFarland, who emailed that Russia had “just thrown the U.S. election” to Trump, wrote this in 2013: "Putin is the one who really deserves that Nobel Peace Prize." https://t.co/QA9RgghtT8
— Anthony De Rosa ?? (@Anthony) December 4, 2017
I don't think KT McFarland is going to become Ambassador to Singapore.
(Also, if these contacts were above board, why did the Trump team lie so much about them?) https://t.co/kmuzdX8BRd
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 4, 2017
.
"Forget the myths the media created about the White House. The truth is, these aren't very bright guys, and things got out of hand." pic.twitter.com/8ZoovuUAFT
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 3, 2017
Yet Another Russiagate Open Thread: These Crappy New Reboots Are Too RushedPost + Comments (140)