NATIONAL SECURITY/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’ that KT McFarland, a former Trump transition official and deputy national security adviser, needs to provide testimony to Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller…
The comments from Warner, as well as his colleague, California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, indicate that new reports are putting increased scrutiny on McFarland — and that congressional investigations into potential obstruction by the White House are moving forward…
Warner, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s ranking member, said he and North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr, who chairs the committee, continued to work effectively on their investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential coordination with President Donald Trump’s associates.
Feinstein, who sits on the intelligence panel and is the Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, confirmed further on Sunday that the Judiciary Committee is building an obstruction of justice case…
In the wake of former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea, McFarland has attracted attention over her role in Trump’s team.”
-Eli Watkins, “Warner calls for McFarland to testify about ‘thrown’ election emails,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Dec. 3, 2017 01:16pm