To be forthright, not really. I do recall many accusations being hurled by various parties during the closing days of the election. This statement appears to be dated on or around Oct. 31, 2016.
Statement from Jake Sullivan on New Report Exposing Trump’s Secret Line of Communication to Russia
In response to a new report from Slate showing that the Trump Organization has a secret server registered to Trump Tower that has been covertly communicating with Russia, Hillary for America Senior Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan released the following statement Monday:
“This could be the most direct link yet between Donald Trump and Moscow. Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank.
“This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trump’s ties to Russia. It certainly seems the Trump Organization felt it had something to hide, given that it apparently took steps to conceal the link when it was discovered by journalists.
“This line of communication may help explain Trump’s bizarre adoration of Vladimir Putin and endorsement of so many pro-Kremlin positions throughout this campaign. It raises even more troubling questions in light of Russia’s masterminding of hacking efforts that are clearly intended to hurt Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We can only assume that federal authorities will now explore this direct connection between Trump and Russia as part of their existing probe into Russia’s meddling in our elections.”
This certainly seems to go toward solifying some of the alleged justification for a wiretap of Trump. However, if FISA did not condone it, then it ultimately leaves one imho with the impression of desperation— a hail mary pass, and for naught, since Hillary lost... (sometimes i wonder what were they thinking... did they drink too much of their own kool aid...if they had won, anything could be swept under the carpet later, but no one apparently stood up and asked what would happen if we lose?...yikes...)
This Slate article sheds a lot of light on what happened - suspiciously timed - but many of us missed it? (Also, amazing the detail they go into when looking for Trump dirt.)
This explains the narrow FISA request. But, to get a warrant, don’t they need a potential crime? There is none, IMHO. It’s a private citizen’s server pinging a foreign server, supposedly.
But the article reveals how hard it is to prove anything anyway, without content. The only way to prove anything nefarious would be to use Federal gov’t tools - which apparently is what Obama tried to do for months.