House minority leader’s attempt to pin Trump’s latest scandal on Democrats flops after reporter points out this simple fact

The leader of the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday tried to deflect from President Donald Trump’s recent comments about foreign election meddling by attacking Democrats over a controversial intelligence document.

But it was quickly pointed out that the salacious dossier, which accused Donald Trump of having ties to Russia, was first turned over to the FBI by late Senator John McCain (R-AZ).

“Let me be clear. I don’t want to see any foreign government try to interfere in our elections. We should all stand united to ensure integrity in our elections,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said at a press conference, before going on a rant about the unverified intelligence document, which is known as the Steele dossier.

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