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Washington Post scoop:
FBI gave #RonJohnson defensive briefing in 2020 warning he was being targeted by Russia to spread disinformation on Biden.
What did he do?
He considered it “completely useless and unnecessary”
With his usual paranoia, he thought FBI briefing was a trick
FBI gave #RonJohnson defensive briefing in 2020 warning he was being targeted by Russia to spread disinformation on Biden.
What did he do?
He considered it “completely useless and unnecessary”
With his usual paranoia, he thought FBI briefing was a trick
2. And then, worse of all, Johnson continued to use his office to act as a conduit for the Russian disinformation campaign to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
As @AshaRangappa_ and I detailed at length here.
https://www.justsecurity.org/71947/how-sen-ron-johnsons-investigation-became-an-enabler-of-russian-disinformation-part-i/
As @AshaRangappa_ and I detailed at length here.
https://www.justsecurity.org/71947/how-sen-ron-johnsons-investigation-became-an-enabler-of-russian-disinformation-part-i/
3. Here’s the Washington Post report.
The headline is about Giuliani,
But lots of details about FBI’s warning Senator Johnson.
(scoop by @nakashimae @shaneharris @thamburger) https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/rudy-giuliani-fbi-warning-russia/2021/04/29/5db90f96-a84e-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html
The headline is about Giuliani,
But lots of details about FBI’s warning Senator Johnson.
(scoop by @nakashimae @shaneharris @thamburger) https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/rudy-giuliani-fbi-warning-russia/2021/04/29/5db90f96-a84e-11eb-bca5-048b2759a489_story.html
4. Ron Johnson in his own—self-incriminating—words:
“I suspected that the briefing was being given to be used at some future date for the purpose that it is now being used: to offer the biased media an opportunity to falsely accuse me of being a tool of Russia despite warnings.”
“I suspected that the briefing was being given to be used at some future date for the purpose that it is now being used: to offer the biased media an opportunity to falsely accuse me of being a tool of Russia despite warnings.”
5. Worth recalling this is not a partisan issue.
Fellow Republican Senators—including Richard Burr and Marco Rubio—warned Johnson that he was using his congressional powers in a way that could aid the Kremlin’s efforts.
@AndrewDesiderio report in 2020: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/27/richard-burr-joe-biden-probe-russia-118025
Fellow Republican Senators—including Richard Burr and Marco Rubio—warned Johnson that he was using his congressional powers in a way that could aid the Kremlin’s efforts.
@AndrewDesiderio report in 2020: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/27/richard-burr-joe-biden-probe-russia-118025
