Senate Republicans prepared to kill special Russia hacking probe
Senate Republicans prepared to kill special Russia hacking probe
By Steve Benen
Just two weeks ago, four prominent U.S. senators – two Democrats and two Republicans – issued a joint call for a special select committee to investigate allegations that Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election. The effort, launched by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), seemed to increase the pressure on the GOP leadership to take the scandal seriously.
A day later, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), hardly a moderate, announced a plan of his own to introduce legislation that would create a select committee on cybersecurity, which would tackle, among other things, the suspected Russian espionage operation.
Two weeks later, Politico reports that those efforts, which appeared to be gaining momentum, are now effectively dead.
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By Steve Benen
Just two weeks ago, four prominent U.S. senators – two Democrats and two Republicans – issued a joint call for a special select committee to investigate allegations that Russia interfered with the U.S. presidential election. The effort, launched by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), seemed to increase the pressure on the GOP leadership to take the scandal seriously.
A day later, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), hardly a moderate, announced a plan of his own to introduce legislation that would create a select committee on cybersecurity, which would tackle, among other things, the suspected Russian espionage operation.
Two weeks later, Politico reports that those efforts, which appeared to be gaining momentum, are now effectively dead.
READ MORE: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/se...
These boys want to hide there heads under the sands, already!