US indicts 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities, including Internet Research Agency, in Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
The special counsel's office said Friday that a federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities …
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P.R. Lockhart
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The Mueller indictment offers new details on how Russian trolls stoked racial tensions
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@baratunde
@baratunde
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I'm reading the Mueller indictments in the original PDF-legalease format. All the way through, because I'm not a Republican member of Congress and think this is actually important.
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@jesselynradack
@jesselynradack
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The only one in jail over Russia aiding #Trump campaign? The brave Veteran who allegedly exposed it: #RealityWinner http://www.nytimes.com/...
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@kenvogel
Kenneth P. Vogel
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SCOOP: The @FEC had launched its own investigation into the RUSSIAN Internet Research Agency & whether it “may have violated the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,” per September letter to Mikhail Bystrov, who was indicted by MUELLER today. http://www.nytimes.com/... http://t…
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@tonyromm
Tony Romm
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we've a clearer sense as to how agents with Russia's IRA learned about American politics (they came here) and spread their propaganda (unwitting help from social media users including Trump campaign staffers)—we have clarity on how they paid (stolen American credentials)
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@om
@om
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Good to see Facebook is continuing to be excellent at using spin to absolve itself of all sins by using carefully parsed statements. http://twitter.com/...
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@business
@business
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Mueller's indictment says Russians used PayPal to buy Facebook ads http://www.bloomberg.com/... http://twitter.com/...
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@selenalarson
Selena Larson
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Defendants allegedly used U.S.-based computer infra to hide the Russian origin of their activities. Also bought ads under U.S. names and staged rallies while posing as grassroots entities. http://twitter.com/...
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@alfredwkng
Alfred
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BREAKING: Justice Dept issues indictment for Internet Research Agency, the Russian social media troll factory: https://www.justice.gov/... pic.twitter.com/r5IFqmiiBi
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@sarahmmimms
Sarah Mimms
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After media outlets started reporting that Facebook was working with special counsel's office to find these ads, the IRA started destroying evidence https://www.buzzfeed.com/...
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@gerritd
Gerrit De Vynck
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Mueller indictment says the Internet Research Agency agents were trading cryptocurrencies, because of course pic.twitter.com/3FMtQKmdCb
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@tsrandall
Tom Randall
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Muller alleges they “employed hundreds” of people for online campaign of running fictitious accounts. They had a graphics department, a data analysis department, an SEO department, an IT department, and a finance department. That's more than many media organizations can claim
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@tonyromm
Tony Romm
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Rosenstein making clear right now that the indictment doesn't say Americans cooperated knowingly with IRA efforts
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@cnbcnow
Cnbc Now
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The Mueller indictment says that the defendants allegedly, by early to mid 2016, were “supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump ... and disparaging Hillary Clinton.” http://cnb.cx/2GiuIOA
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@reuters
@reuters
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MORE: U.S. says Russian entities began interfering in U.S. political processes, including 2016 election, as early as 2014 pic.twitter.com/AKOwpUUMSm
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@reuters
@reuters
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MORE: Defendants, in communicating with U.S.-based group, were advised to 'focus their activities on ‘purple states like Colorado, Virginia and Florida’ - indictment pic.twitter.com/8N4jSaFxTt
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@violetblue
@violetblue
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They created FB group United Muslims of America. Planned and promoted a rally. Recruited a US citizen to go AND take photo holding sign w/fake Clinton quote promoting Sharia law for “freedom.” Then posted that photo on the FB page saying Muslim voters had a tough choice to make. …
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@reuters
@reuters
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MORE: U.S. says some defendants, posing as U.S. persons, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign - indictment pic.twitter.com/ayKkNhRQ7f
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@sbg1
Susan Glasser
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Reading the Mueller indictment of alleged Russian election hacking team now. Much to digest. One striking fact: this operation began in 2014, amid US and world condemnation of Russia's armed takeover of Crimea. Later morphed to pro-Trump operation: http://bit.ly/2CoyuDD
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@selenalarson
Selena Larson
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Indictment says the U.S. social media operations fell under something called the “translator project.” More than 80 Internet Research Agency employees were assigned to it by July 2016 pic.twitter.com/SeOZDqrWNh
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@reutersbiz
@reutersbiz
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PayPal says it worked with law enforcement prior to indictment of 13 Russian nationals, says it is ‘intensely focused on combating and preventing the illicit use of our services’ http://reut.rs/2obVhxl