Russians indicted in special counsel's probe (truncated)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/16/russians-indicted-in-special-counsel-robert-muellers-probe.html ^

[outpostinmass2]

The special counsel's office said Friday that a federal grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

The 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."

An announcement from special counsel Robert Mueller's office said that the government accuses all the defendants of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Three defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Five defendants are charged with aggravated identity theft.

[Garvin]

That would be Reuben sandwich with Russian dressing.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Wow - charges made on political grounds, just like back home in Russia. More proof we are continuing on a trajectory towards becoming the new USSR.

 

 

[Garvin]

They engaged in operations primarily intended to communicate derogatory information about Hillary Clinton, to denigrate other candidates such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and to support Bernie Sanders and then-candidate Donald Trump.

Did the Russians want a Bernie Sanders versus Donald Trump match up?

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I just skimmed through the indictment and I can’t believe Mueller brought an indictment for this. Ticky tack stuff in a world where everyone is trying to influence everyone’s election. Heck, our own media, FB & Twitter does it.

[Oldexpat]

Looks like the Russian may have help save our Republic.

[1Old Pro]

This is laughable.

[rdl6989]

Russians “allegedly” staged rallies both for and AGAINST Trump.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Thanks for the link. #Nothingburger

[basalt]

theyve had this for awhile..just waiting for the right time to drop it...after they botched the Florida shooting...bingo...

[outpostinmass2]

Who knows. They indicted a Russian for paying an actor to dress as Hillary in a prison jumpsuit standing in a cage.

Really????

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Interesting that some of their operations started back in 2014, but Russia, Russia, Russia, AND Trump.

[Art in Idaho]

CONFESSIONS of a CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: Mueller Working With Russian Operatives To Bolster Anti-Trump Investigation?

[Cboldt]

I'm reading it now, and notice the pejorative "interfere with election" being used instead of the more accurate "protected 1st amendment activity."

Mueller's legal theory is based on the risible fiction that "advocacy" and "interference" are synonymous; and further that "interference in an election" is a crime.

Given the dismal state of public education and the hackery that passes for government and press, Mueller's rhetoric will be accepted as a profound and righteous indictment; evidence that 17 government agencies were right on the money about "Russian collusion," etc.

Mueller is doing the typical "spread more mud" action that I come to expect from our overlords.

[Popman]

Well, they finally got Trump.../ S

[bob_esb]

is the below really true - we need to make jokes about this?

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Who knows. They indicted a Russian for paying an actor to dress as Hillary in a prison jumpsuit standing in a cage.

Really????

[MileHi]

That’s interesting. And by BS, I mean they had no particular investment in Trump. They were playing both sides of the fence for their own ends.

[rdl6989]

Now we no that NO Americans were knowingly working with the Russians. The ballgame appears to be over.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I was wondering about the 1st Amendment issue too. How many non citizens ‘interfered with our election’ and how much outside money poured into the US for groups to ‘interfere’ in our election. Mueller will go down in history, but not in a favorable way.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Good god. They indicted...

Russian Internet Trolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahahahahaha!!!!!! (gasp) hahahahahaha!!!!
omg my sides hurt
hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cboldt]

Reading the indictment, it is more an indictment of universal suffrage than anything else.

"There are people on the internet, misrepresenting who they are!"

All the while we have an admitted dual citizen as POTUS, and Congress never one time discussed or concluded that dual citizen equals natural born citizen.

We have the most f'd up government on the face of the planet - "We're number one!"