K.T. McFarland, a former deputy national security advisor, lied to Congress over the summer when asked if she ever spoke with Michael Flynn about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
McFarland left her administration position in May, and President Trump nominated her to become the U.S. ambassador to Singapore. She currently is waiting for Senate confirmation.
As part of the confirmation process, Ms. McFarland testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July. After the hearing, Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, asked her in writing: “Did you ever discuss any of General Flynn’s contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak directly with General Flynn?”
“I am not aware of any of the issues or events as described above,” Ms. McFarland replied.
Also NYT:
On Dec. 29, a transition adviser to Mr. Trump, K. T. McFarland, wrote in an email to a colleague that sanctions announced hours before by the Obama administration in retaliation for Russian election meddling were aimed at discrediting Mr. Trump’s victory. The sanctions could also make it much harder for Mr. Trump to ease tensions with Russia, “which has just thrown the U.S.A. election to him,” she wrote in the emails obtained by The Times.
But it is evident from the emails ... that after learning that President Barack Obama would expel 35 Russian diplomats, the Trump team quickly strategized about how to reassure Russia.
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As part of the outreach, Ms. McFarland wrote, Mr. Flynn would be speaking with the Russian ambassador, Mr. Kislyak, hours after Mr. Obama’s sanctions were announced.
“Key will be Russia’s response over the next few days,” Ms. McFarland wrote in an email to another transition official, Thomas P. Bossert, now the president’s homeland security adviser.
McFarland Contradicted Herself on Russia Contacts, Congressional Testimony Shows (NYT)
Emails Dispute White House Claims That Flynn Acted Independently on Russia (NYT)