Conspiracy? Treason?
John McCain: "There's nothing "America First" about taking the word of KGB colonel over US intelligence community. There's no "principled realism" in cooperating with Russia to prop up murderous Assad regime. To believe otherwise is naive and places national security at risk."
https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=E613ABF3-C784-447B-BC59-D8FCC1A734F8 …
https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=E613ABF3-C784-447B-BC59-D8FCC1A734F8 …