'I was wrong,' says GOP Sen. John Kennedy, backtracking after he repeated a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 US election. 'It was Russia who tried to hack the DNC computer. I’ve seen no indication that Ukraine tried to do it.'
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy was asked a simple question by Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday:"Who do you believe was responsible for hacking the [Democratic National Committee] and Clinton campaign computers, their emails. Was it Russia or Ukraine?"
Here's what Kennedy said in response:"I don't know. Nor do you. Nor do any of us." .duval-3{width:100%;position: relative; border: 1px solid #979797; border-left: none; border-right: none;padding: 20px 0; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 660px;} .duval-3 a{color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: none;font-size: 0;} .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! That is simply not true. False. And what's worse is Kennedy, of course, knows that. Because he has been residing on planet Earth for the last three years.And, because of that, Kennedy knows four things:1) The intelligence community concluded in early 2017 that Russia sought to interfere in the 2016 election to help President Donald Trump and hurt Hillary ClintonRead More2) The Senate Intelligence Committee -- chaired by Republican North Carolina Sen.
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