McConnell/Ryan fully briefed by Brennan on Russia in Aug-They Went Along With TRUMP's OBSTRUCTION

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39. And Ryan was caught on tape

covering this up
Report: Top GOP Lawmaker Was Recorded Saying He Thought Trump Was on Putin's Payroll
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/mccarthy-trump-russia-payroll
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"There's two people I think Putin pays: [Rep. Dana] Rohrabacher [R-Calif.] and Trump," McCarthy said, according to the Post, which reports that it obtained and verified a recording. (A spokeman for Rohrabacher denied the allegation; Trump has also denied any coordination with Russia.)

Spokesmen for Ryan and McCarthy told the Post that the exchange was meant as a joke, and there's no evidence in the story that McCarthy was aware of any evidence to support the claim that Trump or Rohrabacher was on the Russian payroll. Regardless, the conversation provides some insight into what GOP congressional leaders apparently thought about candidate Trump, who by then had essentially secured the Republican presidential nomination.

The Post published this story just as news was breaking that the Department of Justice had appointed a special counsel to investigate ties between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.
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It was not a joke - it was a coup