Mitch McConnell threatens Russia with sanctions legislation

Published July 24, 2018 7:16pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he is considering a bill that would sanction Russia to deter the country from meddling in the 2018 midterm elections.

“The Russians better quit messing around in our elections,” the Kentucky Republican said, speaking to reporters after a closed-door GOP luncheon. “I’ll make that perfectly clear. The Russians better quit meddling around in our elections. They did it the last time. They better not do it again.”

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