Rep. Mike Turner Talks to CNN’s Jake Tapper About Russia [Video]

A top House Republican confirmed Russian propaganda has been “uttered on the House floor.” And when Jake Tapper if “primetime shows on conservative channels” were responsible, the congressman confirmed that is the case.

In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Tapper asked Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) — who chairs the House Intelligence Committee — about comments from Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX). McCaul told Puck earlier this week, “I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” McCaul added, “nighttime entertainment shows … seem to spin, like, I see the Russian propaganda in some of it — and it’s almost identical [to what they’re saying on Russian state television] — on our airwaves.”

“[McCaul] singled out primetime shows on conservative channels,” Tapper told Turner. “Do you agree with him and how big is this problem?”

“It’s absolutely true,” Turner replied. “We see directly coming from …