Trump has called such allegations about ties to the Russian government as "conspiracy theories", but just this morning he urged Russia to hack Clinton's emails. He also said he's never met Putin, though he's said the exact opposite in the past. And no, he still won't release his taxes. Source: CBS4, Miami In his most extensive remarks on allegations that Russia is attempting to influence the presidential election in his favor, Republican nominee Donald Trump flatly denied any ties to the Russian government or Russian investors. “I can tell you I think if I came up with that they’d say, ‘Oh, it’s a conspiracy theory, it’s ridiculous,’” Trump told CBS4’s Jim DeFede during an interview at his golf resort in Doral.