CNN’s Angela Rye laughs in Rudy Giuliani’s face for claim Trump has no ‘substantial’ ties to Russia

CNN commentator Angela Rye could not help but laugh on Sunday as Rudy Giuliani tried to downplay Donald Trump’s business ties to Russian oligarchs. During a weekend discussion on CNN, Rye defended a Clinton campaign ad suggesting that Trump’s taxes could be hiding connections to Russia.

“They do have this DNC email hack,” Rye said, noting that experts had said the hackers were from Russia. “What is Russia’s interest in this election if not to destroy the Democratic Party or to try to tear it apart… but they haven’t done the same thing with the RNC so it is highly questionable.”

“There also seems to be the this love affair with Putin and Trump,” she continued. “They are constantly complimenting one another. And I think that a reasonable person would ask questions.” Giuliani charged that Clinton had allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to have the upper hand “all over the globe.”

“What about clarity from Donald Trump, Mr. Mayor, about any connections to Russia?” CNN’s Victor Blackwell asked. “Donald Trump has no substantial connections to Russia,” Giuliani insisted.

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