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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch McConnell threatens the USA and the president
"tell the people the truth about trump being a traitor and we will claim you are making it up and being political"
I want this piece of shit in prison
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He's so blatantly part of the cover-up; Mueller surely has noticed.
Sanity Claws
(21,840 posts)Please provide a cite.
Thanks
procon
(15,805 posts)McConnell really said that? The quoted text is suspicious without a linked source, so is this just your whimsical thinking?
C'mon.
procon
(15,805 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Its just a comment.
The day's events are a bit stressed.
Its ok.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)According to several officials, 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.
Now, eight months since the election, the Post has published the fullest account to date on the Obama administrations discovery of the Russian hacking and its early, fumbling attempts to respond. It reiterates the Republican role in pushing back against the revelation of Russian interference, and McConnells role in particular:
The meeting devolved into a partisan squabble.
The Dems were, Hey, we have to tell the public, recalled one participant. But Republicans resisted, arguing that to warn the public that the election was under attack would further Russias aim of sapping confidence in the system.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) went further, officials said, voicing skepticism that the underlying intelligence truly supported the White Houses claims. Through a spokeswoman, McConnell declined to comment, citing the secrecy of that meeting.
Key Democrats were stunned by the GOP response and exasperated that the White House seemed willing to let Republican opposition block any pre-election move.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2017/06/28/mitch-mcconnells-sinister-role-in-the-russian-hacks/
procon
(15,805 posts)FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Have a great day!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,106 posts)Dont have the link at the moment but it was big news at the time
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Stress levels are off the charts