Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 GRU (Russian military intelligence) officers and the Department of Justice’s arrest of Maria Butina both reveal that Russia’s influence campaign went well beyond just helping Donald Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton. These indictments make clear that, even before Trump emerged as a viable candidate, the Russians were carrying out a broader influence campaign designed to infiltrate the Republican Party as a whole … which raises the question of whether Congressional Republicans have been abdicating oversight to protect others besides Trump and his team.
There’s a simpler answer. #RussianOwned
Trump: “Buy American, Hire American” Putin: "Yes I did. Yes I did."
Donald Trump Jr and Russian Spy Maria Butina
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and Russian Spy Maria Butina
'Putin's favorite Congressman' Dana Rohrabacher with Maria Butina’s financier Alexander Torshin
Leonid Slutsky, Russia’s version of Trump with Rand Paul