Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Sunday that if there was strong evidence to prove that there was collusion between President Trump’s campaign and Russia, it would have been leaked by now.
“I am comfortable in saying this: if there was evidence, strong evidence of collusion, I guarantee you it would have been leaked by now,” Rubio, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told “Fox News Sunday.”
[Adam Schiff: ‘Plenty of evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion or conspiracy ‘in plain sight’]
Rubio suggested that Trump consistently attacks special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and is “annoyed” that it hasn’t wrapped up after more than a year and because he believes it is solely about collusion.
“I believe it’s in the best interest of the president and of the United States of America and the American people for that investigation to run the course, for all the truth to come out,” Rubio said. “I think it’s the best thing that could happen for him, and I think it’s the best thing that could happen for the country.”
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a summary report last month that confirmed the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia did meddle in the 2016 presidential elections. The panel has yet to answer the question of whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
