The fact of the matter remains that we see daily mainstream media subtle assertions that Trump has 'ties' to Russia, despite the fact not a single shred of evidence has emerged.  Real critical thinkers, after reading the headlines here, read deeper and find there is no substance.  It is right to question the facts here Toast and you don't need to be partisan to do it.  

Regardless of your feelings on Trump, your paragraph "while we have seen no proof..." is laughable - are you saying because we haven't seen proff yet we should just believe it's true until we do?  What kind of sane reasoning is that?  Calls into question the depth of your critical thinking on the other aspects of this subject.