The White House has renominated K.T. McFarland, who previously served as former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s deputy, to be the ambassador to Singapore.
McFarland had previously been nominated for the position in May, but her nomination was delayed after she came under scrutiny for her knowledge concerning communications between Trump campaign officials and Russians.
McFarland testified before Congress in July she was “not aware of any of the issues or events” concerning Flynn’s contact with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. However, a report from the New York Times emerged in December saying McFarland was aware of emails between Flynn and Kislyak.
Sens. Ben Cardin, D- Md., and Cory Booker, D-NJ, said her nomination should be put off until Congress investigated more of her “knowledge and involvement” with Flynn’s actions.
“Ms. McFarland may have provided information to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that conflicts with recent media reports regarding her knowledge and involvement in matters pertaining to contacts during the Trump Presidential Transition” between Flynn and Kislyak and other issues, the senators wrote in December.
Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, echoed similar sentiments.
“Her nomination is frozen for a while until that gets worked out,” Corker told CNN in December. “She has to know that herself, and we’ll deal with it at the appropriate time.”
In addition to McFarland, the White House submitted a list of 75 other nominees to the Senate on Monday for confirmation.
