Butina is accused of developing relationships with American politicians and a “gun rights organization,” none of which are named in the affidavit supporting the criminal complaint. FBI Special Agent Kevin Helson wrote that Butina was attempting to “establish a ‘back channel’ communication for representatives of the Government of Russia.”

American intelligence agencies have confirmed,
uneq uivocally, that Russian actors, almost
certainly at the direction of the Russian
government and Vladimir Putin, meddled in our
2016 presidential election.

Whether it's protecting the hackers responsible for
this crime, committing numerous human rights
violations, invading Ukraine, annexing Crimea,
supporting the Iranian regime, taking hostile
actions in Syria, or threatening peaceful European
neighbors, it's clear that Putin is a bad actor and
should be treated as an international pariah.

Putin insists that the Russian government has
nothing to do with meddling in our elections. In
that case, he should not object to the hackers
recently indicted being brought to justice. Absent
his cooperation in achieving that justice, the
United States should impose tough new sanctions
on Russia.

Soren wrote:I'm not trying to be sarcastic or caustic or whatever but who, if anyone, in the GOP is going to step up and say "this is fucked?" It certainly seems as though this is fucked.

Soren wrote:I don't know. I guess I just want someone to do something that has the power to see it done. Something more than just a press release.

Werthless wrote:

Soren wrote:I'm not trying to be sarcastic or caustic or whatever but who, if anyone, in the GOP is going to step up and say "this is fucked?" It certainly seems as though this is fucked.

Are you looking for statements on twitter? The news? There is a stream of GOP elected officials speaking out against Trump today, although the strength of the language obviously varies (McCain, Ryan, McConnell, etc).

The Dude wrote:I feel like we’re in the beginning of a really depressing movie. Like a 4 hour one with intermission

Trent Steele wrote:The Republican leadership will weather the storm for 48 hours, the world will move on to something else, and they can all go back to fluffing this odious piece of garbage.