In a recent Twitter thread, the anti-Trump Republican group Lincoln Project launched a spectacular attack against Republican Senator Marco Rubio (Florida), accusing him of having prior knowledge of the Trump campaign’s alleged contacts with Russia.
First published in August 2020.

![]() 2The #RubioReport shows definitively that @marcorubio and members of the @SenateGOP understood that @realDonaldTrump's campaign was in touch with Russian intelligence during the 2016 campaign. 3That means #TheyKnew the Trump campaign, Bannon, Manafort, Kushner, Don. Jr, all them, had inappropriate contacts with Russian operatives when the @SenateGOP acquitted @realDonaldTrump of abusing his office. 4It was no mistake that @marcorubio was made Chairman of the Senate Intel Committee. @senatemajldr and @realDonaldTrump needed someone who would soft-sell the #RubioReport’s findings. Who better than #LittleMarco? 5Someone should ask @marcorubio (again) why he made sure to strip out provisions in American law that would require presidential campaigns to inform the FBI and DOJ of contacts by foreign governments. 6Why? Because @realdonaldtrump, @vp, @jaredkushner are doing it again in 2020. They will gladly take help from anyone who will help them retain power, even in the face of probable/likely electoral defeat this November. 7Now @RonJohnsonWI (@SenRonJohnson) is carrying water for Russia again. He’s planning to smear @JoeBiden with fabricated intelligence he received from Russian-backed Ukrainians. Don’t be surprised by #RussianRon’s September Surprise. 8Remember #RussianRon? He spent the Fourth of July 2018 in Moscow. Maybe all the #MayDay flights were booked. @RonJohnsonWI (@SenRonJohnson). 9Each one of these Republican senators violated their oaths, their consciences and their responsibilities. But it’s worse now. We’ve criticized their silence on @realdonaldtrump’s actions and words. 10What the #RubioReport makes plain, though, is that #TheyKnew, and they’ve known all along, that Trump is unfit for office. And they’ve helped him stay there. |

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