Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Almost immediately after the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape rocked the 2016 presidential campaign, Sen. Mike Lee made headlines with an unexpected reaction to the controversy. In a Facebook video that’s no longer online, the Utah Republican urged Donald Trump to end his candidacy and allow GOP officials to nominate someone else. “Step down,” Lee said a month before Election Day 2016. “Allow someone else to carry the banner of principles.
In other words, in response to a made-up conspiracy theory, for which Republicans have no proof, several GOP senators have declared they will stop “cooperating” with Democratic legislation and nominations. At this point, I know what you’re thinking. “Hold on,” you’re saying.
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