Republicans Are as Tainted by the Russia Scandal as Trump - New Republic Article

[Justice]

https://newrepublic.com/article/142761/republicans-tainted-russia-scandal-trump

Ties Ryan/McCarthy et all "jokes" about Russian money to Trump and Russia hacking DNC to McConnell's reaction to intelligence briefing last summer - where he refused to participate in a bi-partisan effort to communicate that Russian attempting to interfere with election.
Suggests Ryan/McCarthy "joke" defense falls flat and also publicizes again McConnell's putting party over country.


"The basic nature of the pro-Trump subversion effort was known to GOP leaders before the parties’ conventions last year: The above conversation took place on June 15. Several weeks after the GOP officially nominated Trump in mid-July, in a secure setting with Obama administration officials and other members who receive classified briefings, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to politicize any effort on the part of the government to reveal that Russian intelligence was intervening in the election to help Trump. “According to several officials,” the Post reported, “McConnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics.”

Despite Ryan’s clear awareness of the truth, we can infer that he sided with McConnell, tacitly or otherwise, because the Obama administration backed down in the face of McConnell’s threat. An official government assessment that Russia was helping Trump in the election didn’t reach the public until after the election, as Trump was transitioning to the presidency."

[malaise]

1. Of course - they are all complicit

Off to the greatest page for thee

[Wounded Bear]

2. Even if they didn't "know" about it...

they all had access to the same media reporting the public did.

And yet they persisted in their support of that bloated, criminal, Russian puppet.

Haven't voted for a Repub in many years. At my age, I probably never will again.

[Thomas Hurt]

3. If FF45's involvment goes full on treason....

Ryan, Sessions, Cruz, Rand, McConnell, are going to be dipped in that stank.

They have to impeach him, the stink is going to linger on the GOP as the second rotten to the core GoP President. Nixon Redux.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. McConnell said OK, yes, Russia is electing our president and I am fine with that.

Fucking traitor