Since this weekend’s bombshell story in the Washington Post at least five leading Republican senators — including John McCain and Lindsey Graham — are calling for a congressional investigation into Russian hacking, the Republican Party has been scrambling to figure out how to respond.

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On Monday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became the most powerful Republican to call for an investigation. McConnel’s statement comes as a major switch from the reports this weekend that he had led the effort to keep the Obama Administration from releasing information about Russian hacking in the 2016 election.

Mitch McConnell said he wanted a “bipartisan” congressional investigation into Russian interference, ruling out a special committee and instead saying the Senate Intelligence Committee could proceed with the probe.

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“The Russians are not our friends,” Mitch McConnell said at a news conference, embracing a probe. “I hope those in responsibility in the new administration share my view.”

The Republican caucus is splintering over how to respond to the reports that the CIA believes the Russian government intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump.

Despite Mitch McConnell’s new found “hope,” Donald Trump has already dismissed the reports of Russian interference as partisan.

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