The Democrats' letter comes as the 2020 campaign between Biden and President Donald Trump is heating up and Democrats on guard for a repeat of 2016, when Russia interfered in the presidential election to benefit Trump . Politico first reported Democrats' concerns about Russia and Johnson's committee. The tool of Russian disinformation was in the Steele report," he said. Johnson spokesman Austin Altenburg said that claims Russian disinformation had been provided to the committee were false. There is no proof of wrongdoing on the tapes, and the Biden campaign maintains that these releases are blatant Russian meddling against Biden.

Source: CNN July 21, 2020 17:57 UTC