Thread by @1jasliz

1/#KevinMcCarthy #PutinsPayrollGOP “There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump," McCarthy quipped, a conversation quickly nipped in the bud by House Speaker Paul Ryan. "No leaks," he immediately interjected. "This is how we know we're a real family here."

https://twitter.com/duty2warn/status/1614060413511159808

2/ GOP leadership believed DJT & #Rohrabacher on #PutinPayroll—Next, DJT secures GOP nomination, as Russia interfering in pres election for DJT—and as nation's Intel agencies had info & presented it to congressional leadership, Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL COVERED IT UP

3/ The CIA told McConnell that//Putin is overseeing an operation to disrupt 2016 election—and to help Trump—and here is what McConnell basically said, in the words of Washington Post reporter Greg Miller, who initially broke this story: "'McConnell is basically telling [the CIA]:

4/ “You're telling us that Russia is trying to help elect Trump. If you try to come forward with this, I'm not going to sign onto any sort of public statement that would condemn Russian interference. But I will condemn you & the Obama admin for trying to mess up this election.”

5/ Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy all knew of Trump’s ties to Putin, believed his indebtedness to Putin, & knew Russia actions to get DJT elected. They knew it before election & they let it happen. They didn't just turn a blind eye, but actively kept Amers in dark.

6/ All members of Congress who received CIA Intel about Russians Interference in 2016 election—(& CIA Intel Officers informing Congressional members)—“need to testify under oath—about what they knew about Russian influence in the election on behalf of Trump, & when they knew it.”