McFarland, former deputy to former national security adviser Michael Flynn, appeared to contradict herself about Flynn’s communications with the former Russian ambassador, reports The New York Times. McFarland told Congress in writing this summer that she was “not aware” of any communications between Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. But in an email obtained by the Times that McFarland sent on Dec. 29, 2016 ― the day the Obama administration had authorized new sanctions against Russia ― she said that Flynn would talk to the Russian ambassador that evening. Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Kislyak. Flynn struck a plea deal, indicating that he might be cooperating with Mueller in the investigation.

Source: Huffington Post December 05, 2017 04:30 UTC