House intelligence chair says Republicans are 'absolutely' repeating Russian propaganda

Mike Turner, the chairperson of the US House intelligence committee, says some of his fellow Republicans are "absolutely" repeating Russian propaganda on the chamber floor, echoing a similar claim made recently by another rightwing American lawmaker. "It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor," the Ohio congressman told CNN's State of the Union show. Turner maintained that one high-profile instance of such misinformation centered on cases where federal lawmakers have sought to portray Russia's 2022 invasion…