Rep. Chris Collins: 'Guilty' Dems 'Living in a Cesspool'

Rep. Chris Collins says "Democrats are living in a cesspool" for the cheating and dirty tricks that WikiLeaks has uncovered.

Appearing Tuesday on CNN's "New Day" program, the New York Republican said that, while he doesn't condone hacking, "we're finding all the dirty tricks" Democrats have been up to, from Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Donna Brazile.

"The irony is it's their bad behavior that is coming forward and now they're beside themselves because America knows they're a bunch of cheats and liars," Collins said. "This is a cesspool. The Democrats are living in a cesspool and it's coming out; they're deflecting. It's plain and simple — when you're guilty you deflect."

Collins denied any link between Donald Trump and the Russians, saying Trump has never met Vladimir Putin.

"If the Russians are doing it, they don't like Hillary Clinton, then so be it," Collins said.

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