--- title: Donald Trump: John McCain Says Russian Ties Require Scrutiny description: Arizona Sen. John McCain said "there's a lot of shoes to drop" regarding more information about President Trump's ties to Russia canonical: https://time.com/4699123/trump-russia-john-mccain/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-12T15:37:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:47:59.315Z article:section: Politics og:title: Senator John McCain on President Trump's Russian Connections: 'Lot of Shoes to Drop' og:description: McCain said the issue "clearly cries out for an investigation" og:url: https://time.com/4699123/trump-russia-john-mccain/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedecbaeaff03fbbe/6988be09196cf4f2ce03f34b/john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: John McCain og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Senator John McCain on President Trump's Russian Connections: 'Lot of Shoes to Drop' twitter:description: McCain said the issue "clearly cries out for an investigation" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedecbaeaff03fbbe/6988be09196cf4f2ce03f34b/john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John McCain on President Trump's Russian Connections: 'Lot of Shoes to Drop' by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 12, 2017 3:37 PM UTC  Sen. John McCain speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2017. Sen. John McCain speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2017.J. Scott Applewhite—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Mar 12, 2017 3:37 PM UTC Arizona Sen. John McCain said “there’s a lot of shoes to drop” regarding more information about President Trump and his team’s [ties to Russia](http://time.com/4697491/jon-huntsman-ambassador-russia-trump/). McCain said several aspects related to Trump’s connections with Russia needed more questioning during an interview on CNN’s _State of the Union_ on Sunday. “There’s a lot of aspects with this whole relationship with Russia and Vladimir Putin that requires further scrutiny, and so far I don’t think the American people have gotten all the answers,” McCain told host Jake Tapper. “In fact, I think there’s a lot of shoes to drop from this centipede.” A growing number of Trump’s associates have been revealed to [have contacts with Russian officials](http://time.com/4689901/the-russia-saga-is-not-over-yet/). Attorney General Jeff Sessions [recused](http://time.com/4689877/recuses-meaning-jeff-sessions-donald-trump/) himself from investigating ties between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign after it emerged he had met with the Russian ambassador in 2016 and failed to disclose it during his confirmation hearing. Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn [resigned](http://time.com/4671711/stephen-colbert-michael-flynn-resignation/) from his post after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his contact with the same ambassador. 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