Note that these are just as true as "ties" is vague and undefined :
Christopher Steele, who has ties to Russian intelligence...
Robert Mueller, who has ties to Russian intelligence...
Hillary Clinton, who has ties to Russian intelligence...
Glenn Simpson, who has ties to Russian intelligence...
The late Ted Kennedy, who had ties to Russian and Venezuelan intelligence...
Jill Stein, who has ties to Russian intelligence...
John Kerry, who has ties to Sein Fein, the Kosovo Liberation Army, and the communist North Vietnamese government...
Terry McAuliffe, who has ties to the People's Republic of China's government...
I had ties to the Russians during the campaign. I ate at a Perkins and the waitress was RUSSIAN. She brought me an omlette. Don’t tell, okay?