The Russian attorney at the center of the hyped-up scandal with Donald Trump Jr. was pictured seated behind an Obama administration ambassador mere days after she met with the son of the president.
The lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, was pictured right behind former ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, during a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Russia five days after she met with the president’s son, discovered by a CNN reporter.
CNN reporter Michael Weiss tweeted the picture on Tuesday, but he incorrectly dated the photo June 14, 2014 ( it is CNN, after all).
Hey, look what I found. Veselnitskaya sitting behind @McFaul at a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Russia, June 14, 2014: pic.twitter.com/Sb3LiEAnrD
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) July 11, 2017
According to the Washington Post the photo was snapped on June 14, 2016, five days after Veselnitskaya met with Trump Jr. on June 9, 2016.
You can see Veselnitskaya sitting behind McFaul in the video of the hearing.
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McFaul responded to the photo in a series of tweets.
Never heard of her until yesterday. Why is she sitting so close to me? Im used to be followed by Russians, but in Russia not U.S. Congress ! https://t.co/iVI26mOX3p
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
I didnt meet with her (as I know you know!) She sat down behind me at a Congressional hearing. I dont control the seating chart Ryan. https://t.co/qo5yNe1SH6
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
My mom taught me in second grade: two wrongs don’t make a right. https://t.co/qjI7blcqQ1
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
That’s an interesting defense.
He responded to Wikileaks tweeting the photo by asking it what conspiracy they were attempting to push.
I never met her. Had no idea who she was until yesterday. Not even sure what conspiracy line you’re trying to push but feels very desperate. https://t.co/yjCFV0c7Wr
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
I’ve never met her. Staff at HFAC should be asked as to why she’s there. https://t.co/ufmq2jV3Ac
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
This is what I said at the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing that Veselnitskaya attended: https://t.co/GGWHpengQ2
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) July 12, 2017
That’s a ton of defense for someone who did nothing to be concerned about.
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