Sen. Christopher Coons Christopher (Chris) Andrew CoonsBiden promises Democratic senators help in battleground states Shakespeare Theatre Company goes virtual for 'Will on the Hill...or Won't They?' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE (D-Del.) on Monday criticized White House press secretary Sean Spicer for allegedly mischaracterizing his comments on the potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

In a statement Monday, Coons said he was "disappointed" Spicer had mischaracterized comments he made earlier this month "in his attempt to defend President Trump against allegations of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials."

"For Mr. Spicer’s sake, let me be clear once again," Coons said in the statement.

"Though I have not seen specific evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, there is quite a bit of circumstantial evidence that suggests collusion may have occurred, including confirmation just this morning that the FBI is investigating potential collusion between the campaign and Russian officials."

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"President Trump and his team have refused every opportunity to allay concerns of inappropriate Russian ties," Coons said.

"Indeed, they have fostered those concerns, knowingly or not."

The Delaware Democrat said he has worked to make sure Congress "investigates these concerns in an honest, thorough and, most importantly, bipartisan way."

"That is how I will continue to approach this issue ... The American people deserve to know the truth about whether or not senior members of the president’s campaign collaborated with Russian hacking of our 2016 election," he continued.