RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN 2016 US ELECTION & SPIN-OFF INVESTIGATIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah yeah, whatev.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/17/su...ag/*/index

The United States has meddled in the leadership of other countries for decades, attempting to boost democratic challengers to dictators, and going so far as to kill leaders that the U.S. and UN / NATO allies deemed a local or global threat to life. That's not a secret or new information or anything.

Here's another new article on the subject: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...ap/553604/

In the case at hand -- the 2016 U.S. Presidential election -- Russian operatives are accused of going beyond an influence campaign.

The indictment charges the Russian defendants with a misinformation campaign designed to fool gullible Americans (a couple of whom believed and posted the fake Russian narratives as 'news' right here at Mock, Biggie).

The defendants are charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft (of U.S. citizens).

Russia isn't going to extradite the defendants to the U.S. to stand trial, of course. But, the release of the indictment is good detailed information that U.S. citizens and people in other countries should be aware of ahead of the next elections.

And, if the Russians or anybody else has evidence that the U.S. has undertaken crimes on their soil in order to misinform their citizens and promote our own agenda, they can present their case and file charges.

Anyway, now that it's been established that specific laws were broken during the course of Russia's intervention into our election........if it turns out that some Americans, in or outside the Trump campaign/White House, knowingly participated in the Russian plot, they can be charged with conspiracy or accessories to conspiracy.