“Now we have, almost four years later, the same warnings coming, coming not only from the independent counsel…we now have the intel committee in the Senate, run by North Carolina Republican Richard Burr saying what?
“That the Russians tried to infiltrate all 50 states in 2016 to undermine American democracy, and to undermine free and fair elections. And on the same day, Moscow Mitch blocks two bills that would actually protect us from a Russian invasion in this area.”
Scarborough later added: “He is aiding and abetting Vladimir Putin’s ongoing attempts to subvert American democracy, according to the Republican FBI, CIA, DNI, intel committee—all Republicans are all saying Russia is subverting American democracy and Moscow Mitch won’t even let the Senate take a vote on it. That is un-American!”
According to The Hill, McConnell objected to one bill that required the use of paper ballots and gave more money to the Election Assistance Commission, and another that required candidates, their campaign staff, and families to notify the FBI of any offers of electoral assistance from foreign governments.