Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:41 pm
During an interview on CNN, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that there is no doubt that Russia hacked the campaigns, and suggested that the investigation will focus on whether or not Russia tried to tip the election to Trump.
Video of Sen. McCain on CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper:
Sen. John McCain: "I don’t think there’s any doubt that the Russians hacked into the campaigns, probably both" https://t.co/SzgPCYSKAX
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McCain was all about an investigation into Russian hacking and election meddling, “Well, I think it deserves examination. I don’t think there’s any doubt that the Russians hacked into the campaigns, probably of both. Although, it’s not evident yet it was the Republicans as well. Although, I would think so. They hacked into my campaign back in 2008, but I think the key to this is to try to find out what the Russians’ intentions were. Were they intending to change the outcome of our election? If so, it’s very serious. The pillar of our democracy is free and fair elections.”
If it turns out that Russia was trying to tip the election to Donald Trump, the old Nixonian questions of what did the president know, and when did the president know it, will return to a front and center position in American politics.
Donald Trump and the Republican Party have never been happy together, so it would not come as a shock if the party wasted no time turning on Trump if any evidence surfaces that he was connected to the Russian election interference.
Sen. McCain was laying the groundwork for a full-scale Senate investigation, as Republicans and Democrats seem determined to find out what role Russia played in the election of Donald J. Trump to be the next President Of The United States.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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