Senate GOPer: I’m ‘Very Concerned’ About Russian Interference In Elections

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with local residents during a campaign stop at the Wapello GOP Headquarters, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in Ottumwa, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is among Russia’s most vocal critics in Congress, said on Twitter Saturday that he was “very concerned” about Russian interference around the world, while clarifying that he wasn’t “challenging the outcome of the election.”

His tweets came after reports in the Washington Post and the New York Times that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Russian actors sought to boost Donald Trump in the presidential election. Democrats have since called for a congressional investigation into Russian involvement in various cyber attacks on Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Party. Other Republicans, like Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), played down the recent revelations.

Trump meanwhile, through a statement from his transition team, dismissed the reports and said that it was time to “move on.”

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  1. Trump just named Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state. This guy stands to make countless millions,probably billions off Russian oil if the sanctions are lifted. LOL!

    It’s official we are now a kleptocracy. Profiteering comes first, national interests second.

  2. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    It’s a sad state of affairs when Lindsey Graham is the only sane Republican left in the government.

  3. Jason Chaffetz would look into it, but he’s too busy investigating Hillary Clinton’s email.

  4. Do forget to factor in the Saudis

  5. If nothing else, it seems we now have an infallible litmus test for distinguishing patriots from the pathologically partisan in the GOP.

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