The Repugs and the Russians

Kevin Drum:

What did Republicans know and when did they know it?

We now know that:

Alexander Smirnov lied to prosecutors about Burisma paying $5 million bribes to Hunter and Joe Biden.

These lies started in June 2020.

Smirnov began an extensive series of meetings with Russian intelligence officials in 2019.

Republicans made Smirnov's accusations a centerpiece of their corruption charges against the Biden family....