K.T. McFarland withdraws as nominee for ambassador

The Hill ^ | 2/3/18 | Jordan Fabian

[DoodleDawg]

President Trump said Friday he is withdrawing former top adviser K.T. McFarland's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Singapore, which ran aground over her involvement in the Russia investigation.

Trump said he was "disappointed" and blamed Democrats for derailing her ambassadorial bid.

"Unfortunately, some Democrats chose to play politics rather than move forward with a qualified nominee for a critically important post," he said in a statement.

McFarland's nomination faced opposition from Republicans and Democrats over accusations she deceived the Senate about what she knew about former national security adviser Michael Flynn's talks with Russia.

McFarland, who served as Flynn's deputy, testified she "was not aware" of those conversation. But court documents later revealed Flynn had emailed with her about his contacts with the Russian envoy during the 2016 presidential transition.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said last December McFarland's nomination was "frozen" until the discrepancy was resolved.

[DoodleDawg]

I know Trump did a knee-jerk blame of the Democrats for this but was it really Corker getting his own revenge by putting the hold on?

[Fai Mao]

I wonder if I could apply for the job.
I speak Chinese, lived in Singapore for a while and wouldn’t mind moving

[Paine in the Neck]

Bad move. This just gives the Swamp encouragement. Every bite the uniParty tries to take that isn’t met with a slap across the gob tells them that their efforts are succeeding.

[Faith Presses On]

“McFarland’s nomination was “frozen” until the discrepancy was resolved”

The uniparty and the media are putting out 10,000 discrepancies a day.