Posted on 02/16/2018 10:02:48 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
The Justice Department on Friday indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups of violating criminal laws with the intent to interfere with "with U.S. elections and political processes", according to agency.
According to the agency, "the indictment charges all of the defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States, three defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and five defendants with aggravated identity theft."
The indictment says that some defendants "communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump campaign" without revealing their association with Russia. The indictment also says the defendants posted negative information about a number of candidates during the last general election.
"Defendants operations included supporting the presidential campaign on then-candidate Donald J. Trump and disparaging Hillary Clinton" his Democratic rival, according to the indictment.
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You were expecting maybe Concordsky Catering?............
Hey Muellhead! What about witting attempts by numerous members of the FBI and the prior administration and Hitlery’s campaign to destroy the Trump presidency? Silence.
Yes they wanted Trump to win because Putin wanted some cheap condos with gaudy gold decorations, not Hillary because she was too easy to bribe.
Comey lied, people died.
We don’t know that. With all the evidence of Hillary campaign collusion, he may be forced to investigate it.
I was talking to some other freepers a few weeks ago saying something bad was going to happen to knock the FBI memos off the headlines then like clock work: the school shooting happens - and by gee whiz, a guy the FBI knew was a threat. Sounds to me like they were keeping him on ice until he was needed.
“Unwitting” Trump campaign officials. Unwitting means without knowledge, unaware and without “INTENT”. They can’t be guilty, or Shillary’s defense goes up in smoke!!
At first glance, this seems pathetic.
What’s the crime? Being naughty?
Happy 55 th Dear Boss! The paid someone to hold up that sign outside the White House. What ever that meant .
exactly...theyve had this laying around for months...it matches what MSNBC has been saying .....
Ooooo....and...they....
used a VPN!
This article reads as an exit strategy by an interloper.
So the Russian bloggers were dropping derogatory comments against Hillary and the FBI was working with the MSM to go after Trump. The minuscule audience of the Russian bloggers was nothing compared to the huge MSM megaphone during the campaign.
Holy poop-stain Batman, this is series!!
Smell test!
There is *no*way* that Putin wanted Trump to win.
***”Defendants operations included supporting the presidential campaign on then-candidate Donald J. Trump and disparaging Hillary Clinton”***
That does not say only Donald Trump. Could it also include supporting Hillary Clinton? If they wished to be clear they would have said so.
Sounds like the investigators might have been getting too close to Clinton and Obama and the Dems, so they need a distraction, a new direction. ————> Russians!!!!!!!!!!!
Ironic that the Russian connection apparently goes back to 2013. That pre-dates the Trump presidential run by a couple of years.
[Investigators’ disclaimer: No Americans were caught in this investigation.]
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