MAGA Republicans, including Jim Jordan, are criticized for their response to the Smirnov case, with accusations of being exploited by Russian intelligence. The case highlights their susceptibility to Russian disinformation, as noted by various commentators.
The cocktail of dumb, naivety and greed within the MAGA segment of the Republican Party has been played by Russian intelligence to the fullest - total capture. https://t.co/lddc4Xj9Mx
Highly recommended reading to discover how penetrated and gullible today's @GOP is. It's what happens when lots of dumb people are elected by lots of even dumber people. The Smirnov affair: MAGA Republicans are useful idiots for Russian intelligence https://t.co/Sv51DDHqWD
The Smirnov affair: MAGA Republicans are useful idiots for Russian intelligence https://t.co/rnaQZXRjKc via @MotherJones
The Smirnov case illuminates a basic fact of the Trump era: MAGA Republicans have become useful idiots for Russian intelligence. They're willing (eager?) to be exploited by the Kremlin *and* to exploit Russian disinfo. Please read, RT, and share this: https://t.co/OZGoJlYYR9
The reaction of MAGA Republicans like Jim Jordan to the Smirnov case has been to demand we should be indicted likewise for our 2016 Trump Dossier. But multiple court cases and US investigations since have proved we simply told the truth and did our duty by reporting in our intel