Sen. Marco Rubio said newly released documents that show how the Department of Justice got authorization to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page were justified.
Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, the Florida Republican told host Jake Tapper he has a "different view" on the meaning of the documents from Trump, who tweeted hours earlier that they prove his campaign was being "illegally spied upon".
"I don't believe that them looking into Carter Page means they were spying on the campaign. I also don't believe it proves anything about collusion," Rubio said. "He was a guy that was on their screen even before the campaign."
He continued: "I don't think it's part of any broader plot. The only plot here is the plot to interfere in our election by the Russians."
Rubio also echoed Graham's urges when he pushed a new bill that would impose sanctions on Russia if they interfere in future elections.
"What I think is indisputable is that they did interfere and they will do so in the future," Rubio said. "If our bill passes and the director of national intelligence says they interfered in 2018, these very tough sanctions will hit them. So Putin knows going in, what the price of doing so is."
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