Politics | John McCain McCain Caught Playing Online Poker ... During Syria Hearings Senator laughs it off, says hearings were nearly 4 hours in By John Johnson Posted Sep 3, 2013 6:47 PM CDT Copied McCain Caught Playing Online Poker ... During Syria Hearings See the photo in this video. (Newsy) This might make it a little trickier for John McCain to sound so serious next time he's warning about the huge consequences at stake in Syria: Photographer Melina Mara of the Washington Post snapped a photo of him playing online poker during today's Syria hearings on Capitol Hill. You can see it here. The camera doesn't lie, and McCain isn't even attempting to get evasive: "Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing - worst of all I lost!" he tweeted after the photo started making the rounds, notes MSNBC. He elaborated later on CNN: "As much as I like to always listen with rapt attention constantly (to) remarks of my colleagues over a three and a half period, occasionally I get a little bored and so I resorted. But the worst thing about it is I lost thousands of dollars in this game." He quickly added that it was fake money. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. See 1 photo Report an error