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The GOP Leadership has some serious explaining to do …
They knew about the Russian delivery of DNC emails to Wikileaks (from their personal CIA briefings in September 2016) — and they did NOTHING to speak out and prevent its exploitation, to help get Donald Jackass Trump elected.
The RNC should [NOT] take the lead in preventing future foreign interference in our elections.
The Republican Party and its use of Russian disinformation.
In recent weeks the public has learned a great deal more about how extensive the Russian disinformation campaign was last year. And just yesterday, the new CIA Director, Mike Pompeo, once again confirmed that Wikileaks acted on behalf of Russia last year and warned that people promoting its materials could be doing the bidding of a hostile foreign power.
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There was little doubt that this material was coming from the Russian government. As Paul Ryan recently said, "We all knew this before the election. We all knew Russia was trying to meddle with our election." The CIA briefed Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell about the Russian campaign in September.
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So to be clear — the Republican Party of the United States knowingly used materials provided by a hostile foreign power in an American election. It continued to use these materials for months after it was known they were coming from Russia, and for months after they were asked to stop using them by the Democratic Party and even other Republican leaders.
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Paul Ryan: "We all knew this before the election. We all knew Russia was trying to meddle with our election."
"Let's bring the Clinton era to an end by voting for Donald Trump on Tuesday," Paul Ryan said in a statement.
‘Afterall, it’s what Putin wants ...’