.MaddowBlog: Senate Majority Leader McConnell tries to defend himself from ‘Moscow Mitch’ criticisms.
It was probably Dana Milbank who sent Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over the edge. The Washington Post columnist’s latest installment, published in the print edition over the weekend, described the Senate’s top Republican member as “a Russian asset.”
“Let me make this crystal clear for the hyperventilating hacks who haven’t actually followed this issue. Every single member of the Senate agrees that Russian meddling was real and is real,” said McConnell. “We all agree that the federal government, state governments and the private sector all have obligations to take this threat seriously and bolster our defenses.”
We also know that leading U.S. officials – including Republicans appointed by Donald Trump – continue to warn lawmakers about the ongoing Russian threat, urging Congress to do more to prepare a defense ahead of the 2020 cycle. We also know that one of McConnell’s top lieutenants, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Roy Blunt , recently conceded every bill on election security is likely doomed because McConnell has insisted that the debate “reaches no conclusion.” Blunt went on to suggest that the prospects for any legislative progress on this issue simply do not exist.
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