Breaking: Special Counsel Robert Mueller Charges 13 Russians for Election Interference
Here are the charges:
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC was created as a 'software agency'
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC received funding from a Russian
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC operated social media pages and groups designed to attract U.S. audiences
Social media pages posted divisive political and social issues
Some 'defendants' traveled to the US under false pretenses (working in a software company)
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC posted derogatory information 'about a number of candidates' and 'disparaged Hillary Clinton'
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC bought political ads on social media
Some defendants 'posed as US persons and communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign' hoping to coordinate political activities (they are not being charged with being successful, just trying)
Defendants are charged with "making expenditures in connection with the 20167 U.S. presidential election without proper regulatory disclosure".
These are the charges?
On a scale of Influence-Operations up to Hacking-the-Election-OMG-Trump-is-Illegitimate, this represents child play that occurs in Every. Election. In. Every. Country.
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC was created as a 'software agency'
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC received funding from a Russian
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC operated social media pages and groups designed to attract U.S. audiences
Social media pages posted divisive political and social issues
Some 'defendants' traveled to the US under false pretenses (working in a software company)
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC posted derogatory information 'about a number of candidates' and 'disparaged Hillary Clinton'
INTERNET RESEARCH AGENCY, LLC bought political ads on social media
Some defendants 'posed as US persons and communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign' hoping to coordinate political activities (they are not being charged with being successful, just trying)
Defendants are charged with "making expenditures in connection with the 20167 U.S. presidential election without proper regulatory disclosure".
These are the charges?
On a scale of Influence-Operations up to Hacking-the-Election-OMG-Trump-is-Illegitimate, this represents child play that occurs in Every. Election. In. Every. Country.
