Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Is Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation

Do you have a running list of who doesn't?

 

2018 and 2020 will really show if democracy is good at correcting mistakes or not.

 

Gates is finalizing a plea deal with Mueller.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/poli...ller-russia-investigation/index.html?adkey=bn

 

Another nothing burger outcome of Mueller investigation...

 

Aceshigh is scouring wingnut media right now to find out why it doesn't matter. "Process crime" seems to be his favorite reason.

 

Mueller charges 13 Russian nationals with interfering in 2016 election
'Some defendants, posing as U.S. persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign,' the indictment said.

By LOUIS NELSON

02/16/2018 01:03 PM EST Updated 02/16/2018 01:50 PM EST

The office of special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday announced indictments against 13 Russian nationals and a trio of Russian entities on charges related to the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

The dramatic indictment reveals the Russian effort to disrupt the U.S. election was even bolder than previously known. It charges that some Russian nationals entered the U.S. and in some cases paid Americans to assist their alleged political sabotage.


The indictment charges, for instance, that Russians paid an American woman in Florida to dress up as Hillary Clinton in a prison uniform, and paid another American to build a cage large enough to hold her.

Charges in the indictment include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment alleges that some of the defendants were in communication with President Donald Trump’s campaign, but not that Trump officials knowingly colluded with Russia.

“Some defendants, posing as U.S. persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political activists to seek to coordinate political activities,” the indictment said.

The 37-page charging document also contains allegations that the two of the indicted Russians traveled to the U.S. in 2014, visiting Nevada, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, Texas and New York “to gather intelligence” and that the duo had discussed “evacuation scenarios.”
But the indictment offers what is perhaps the first comprehensive roadmap of exactly how the IRA seems to have carried it its digital meddling, including the group’s organizational chart, staffing, and work flow, with divisions dedicated not only to creating compelling graphics but also mastering search-engine optimization, known in Silicon Valley as “SEO.”

The IRA, the indictment concludes, adopted digitally savvy techniques to shape the American political landscape, from assessing the reach of the social-media groups they might infiltrating, having supervisor’s check workers’ posts for authenticity, and using so-called virtual private networks to make it appear as if they were users logging into the targeted internet sites from within the United States.

Nancy Scola contributed reporting.
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Anyone seen @RocketsLegend today?

 

85 pages!

 

What do you think of the indictments? Should we not protect American elections from foreign interference? Do you want your president to do something about it, like maybe at least implement the congressionally supported sanctions against Russia?

 

Sure and Obama should have done something.

 

Obama did implement sanctions.

 

On Fox news, so expecting Trump to follow soon.

 

Ironic because it's been the right that has been helping Russia openly now. Trump not implementing sanctions and trying to derail an investigation - one that is exposing Russia's efforts and tactics in trying to undermine democracy.

Mueller is an American Hero.

People will look back at this time as the greatest threat America ever faced I think. We're coming close to becoming a Russia ourselves. And Mueller might be the only man who stands in the way.

 

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