Reid went on to insinuate that the FBI director may be covering up Republican nominee Donald Trump’s alleged ties to the Russian government.
“In my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, it has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisers, and the Russian government – a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States, which Trump praises at every opportunity,” Reid wrote. The Senator offered no proof for these claims, and others have pointed out that Reid has a habit of being hyperbolic. During the 2012 election, he falsely claimed that Republican candidate Mitt Romney did not pay taxes. But Russophobia has been a key strategy for Democrats throughout this year’s campaign, with leadership and the mainstream media jumping at any opportunity to accuse any Clinton critic of being a “Russian spy.” – READ MORE
