To read Washpost piece on Obama's struggle to get a bipartisan response to Russian meddling is to realize just how venal Mitch McConnell is.
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Replying to @AoDespair
Why should Mitch McConnell be expected to make statements about attribution that the IC had not yet made?
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Replying to @emptywheel @AoDespair
If his attitude was "let's wait for IC to speak", then sure. But his attitude was "I will spin this against you despite what IC says"
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Replying to @thosbutler @AoDespair
"Despite what IC says in Gang of Eight briefings," I think you mean. Not "despite what IC says in public."
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Replying to @emptywheel @AoDespair
I see your point on that, but on the heels of the Garland nom, and a history of obstruction, its hard not to read this as partisan gaming
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It may well have been (tho again, NSA still only finds the Putin intel "moderate" confidence). But that makes it politics, not treason.
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