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Special counsel indicts 13 Russian nationals in Russia investigation
ABC News ^ | February 16, 2018

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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: braking; clinton; election; fridaynewsdump; hillary; hillarylost; mueller; muellerinvestigation; muelleroutofcontrol; muellerrussia; russia; russiansindicted; trump
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To: Hotlanta Mike
The indictment also says the defendants posted negative information about a number of candidates during the last general election.”

Are they talking about mean comments on Fakebook and Yoohoo?

21 posted on 02/16/2018 10:08:43 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Talk about launching a “Hail Mary”! Folks, Mueller has nothing. This is a joke!


22 posted on 02/16/2018 10:08:56 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: Brandonmark

There’s no collusion. This is a face-saving measure.
But there is no measure to save face.

It’s a screaming indictment they have absolutely nothing.

Gen. Flynn must and will be exonerated. Judge Emmet Sullivan is making that abundantly clear in ordering the Mueller team to turn over evidence helpful to his case AFTER he signed on to a guilty plea.

This is the end of the Mueller matter before it completely implodes.


23 posted on 02/16/2018 10:09:06 AM PST by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Looks like all they did was say bad things on facebook about Hillary, this is all they have? Big deal

Trump did not need them to do this, we were doing this already. I am awaiting my indictment


24 posted on 02/16/2018 10:09:06 AM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Related...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3632649/posts


25 posted on 02/16/2018 10:09:24 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Search. Works.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

We all disparage Hillary. Is that a crime?


26 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:17 AM PST by doug from upland (Why the hell isn't Hillary Rodham Clinton in prison yet?)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“...supporting the presidential campaign on then-candidate Donald J. Trump and disparaging Hillary Clinton”:
NOW A CRIME!?!

Sounds like I am guilty of the same crime...


27 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:20 AM PST by joethedrummer
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Maybe they should go after some of Mexico’s representatives like Vicente Fox.


28 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:28 AM PST by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: Brandonmark

Don’t you know it’s illegal to communicate with Russians without receiving a $500,000 check?


29 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:35 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Know this. It is not a crime to have supported Trump over Hillary even if you are Russian. That is not a crime!! This is a fraudulent indictment and will dismissed easily. There is no There There.


30 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:37 AM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJTwe hav)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
They were probably trying to get people to write in Putin for president.


31 posted on 02/16/2018 10:10:41 AM PST by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: All

The lead defendant is the “Internet Research Agency,” known as Russia’s “troll farm.”


32 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:13 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wire fraud...
Non-citizens Soliciting donations via the internet, using fake personas??


33 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:37 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Maybe this is Mueller’s exit ramp.
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okay...lol

His mission is to get Dems the majority in less than a year from now to take care of POTUS for good.

This man is a corrupt hack, and grifter. This is OUR money at work.


34 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:40 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

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Bogus !!!!!!
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35 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:45 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

The indictment also says the defendants posted negative information about a number of candidates during the last general election.”


They must be talking about us. :)


36 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:45 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
HILLARY CLINTON IS AN EVIL, MURDEROUS, TRAITOROUS B*TCH.

THERE. I "disparaged Hillary Clinton".

COME ARREST ME.

37 posted on 02/16/2018 10:11:50 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Red Badger

Concord Catering? Well I guess even Ruskie spies have to eat:-)


38 posted on 02/16/2018 10:12:17 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: beergarden

LOL, then I should be indicted too.


Knock, Knock, Neo...


39 posted on 02/16/2018 10:12:28 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

This is probably Mueller’s exit strategy from his mess. Instead of manufacturing fake process crimes and going after low level Americans in the Trump administration, he’ll indict low-level Russians for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Are they living in the US? If not, nothing will come of this. Russia won’t extradite them.

How does creating fictitious U.S. personas on social media platforms constitute a crime and result in these charges? I don’t recall there being any laws yet written against this.

This seems like a pathetic stretch to salvage his already-stinking reputation.


40 posted on 02/16/2018 10:12:31 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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