Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) brushed off explosive new evidence received by the House Intelligence Committee appearing to show that associates of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney had a U.S. ambassador under surveillance.

Marshall Cohen on Twitter

“Here's the context that Collins is ignoring: DOJ seized Parnas' phones and other materials when he was arrested in October, before he got the House subpoena. Parnas only recently got his devices back from the DOJ and secured permission from a judge to give this stuff to Congress. https://t.co/lod777byFX”

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Manu Raju on Twitter

“Susan Collins throws cold water on new Lev Parnas evidence. “I wonder why the House did not put that into the record and it’s only now being revealed.” Told it was just turned over, she says: “well doesn’t that suggest that the House did an incomplete job then?” @Phil_Mattingly”

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Judd Legum on Twitter

“Collins is uninterested in evidence about the monitoring and threats against a U.S. ambassador. Collins apparently isn't following things very closely. She believed this evidence was previously available when it was just released YESTERDAY. https://t.co/25XwL9kgrJ”

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Jennifer Rubin on Twitter

“@mkraju @Phil_Mattingly She cannot be dumb. The court just allowed them to be released. Surely she knows this.”

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Tom Nichols on Twitter

“@JRubinBlogger @mkraju @Phil_Mattingly "Tom, how can it be that Collins, not Trump, was the last straw that made you quit the GOP?" Because Trump was an accident and he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. She knows.”

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Sam Stein on Twitter

“By this logic, Collins can't entertain exculpatory evidence for the president because it wasn't offered by Republicans and his lawyers during the House hearings. It's an absurd position to hold. https://t.co/wQzYVGRgru”

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Amanda Carpenter on Twitter

“Is it really too much to expect Republican senators to express SOME interest in the apparent stalking of US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch? Could even Susan Collins muster a little concern?”

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