"Donald Trump, for years, had been working with the Russians. He brought people on his campaign who had ties to the Russians."
- Eric SwalwellThis claim was made by California U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell during an inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The background concerned the close ties and suspected collusion between Russia and then-candidate Donald Trump. Swalwell was alluding to Trump's contacts wit…