— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) March 2, 2017But Republicans eager to unseat McCaskill in 2018 were quick to point out that she, herself, had met with the Russian ambassador to the United States — twice:Off to meeting w/Russian Ambassador. Interactions between U.S. lawmakers and foreign officials are healthy for foreign policy, Cordesman said. So Sessions or McCaskill or any other lawmaker meeting (or not meeting) with the Russian ambassador isn't really that big of a deal. So, Sessions meeting with the Russian ambassador isn't that unusual. In short: Tsk-tsking meetings between foreign and U.S. officials would be a significant change in the way foreign policy is conducted now.

Source: Washington Post March 02, 2017 19:38 UTC