Here's the rub:

In a briefing that closely aligned with Dr. Hill’s testimony, American intelligence officials informed senators and their aides in recent weeks that Russia had engaged in a yearslong campaign to essentially frame Ukraine as responsible for Moscow’s own hacking of the 2016 election, according to three American officials.

It's a little vague on the timeline, but certainly as recently as by the end of last week, "Senators and their aides" were aware of this intel. Instead of saying "Hey guys, we should recalibrate our stance", the GOP doubled down, because they understand that tarnishing the legitimacy of the Ukraine conspiracies very much undermines Trump.

That's perhaps the most remarkable example so far that essentially every GOP Congressional representative is culpable of dereliction of the duties they swore to uphold in their oaths of office. With each day that goes by, they continue to further Russian goals.

What kills me is that Russia wants us to feel this way. Hopeless, afraid, completely polarized. I know this. But I don't know what to do. Regardless of what goes down over the next year, it's clear that the elections next year are going to be the biggest shitshow we've ever seen.

To recap: I'm scurred