Democracy Dies in Darkness

Top GOPers’ extraordinary comments on their party and Russian propaganda

Two key GOP chairmen are merely the latest to warn about how Russian influence has infected their party

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Updated April 8, 2024 at 8:41 a.m. EDT|Published April 6, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) heads to a House Republican Conference meeting in October. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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This post has been updated with Rep. Turner’s comments Sunday.

During the first impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump in 2019, former Trump national security aide Fiona Hill made an extraordinary plea. Seated in front of congressional Republicans, she implored them not to spread Russian propaganda.