On Friday, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller announced that a grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals, along with 3 Russian entities, accused of “supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump … and disparaging Hillary Clinton.”
JUST IN: Special counsel charges 13 Russian nationals, 3 Russian entities in connection with interfering with U.S. elections and political processes pic.twitter.com/1M4qgPkuOV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 16, 2018
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CNBC reports:
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.
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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.
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UPDATE — Here is the full indictment released today.
U.S. v. Internet Research Agency, et al by CNBC.com on Scribd
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