Today Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing with the inspector general for the Justice Department. While the senator peddled a lot of Republican (Trump) talking points, there was one thing he said that stood out:

“We know the Russians are messing in our elections. And it was the Russians, ladies and gentlemen, who stole the Democratic National Committee emails, Podesta’s emails and screwed around with Hillary Clinton. It wasn’t the Ukrainians. It was the Russians. And they’re coming after us again. So to be concerned that the Russians are messing with presidential campaigns was a legitimate concern.”

AXIOS points out why this statement matters:

What was once a consensus due to the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community has become something of a litmus test for loyalty toward President Trump, who has promoted allegations that Ukraine interfered in 2016 on behalf of Democrats… Graham has been among the fiercest critics of the impeachment inquiry, but has declined to give credence to the idea that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that interfered in 2016.