Indictment Reveals Russian Influence Operation Primarily Targeted Clinton
Earlier U.S. intelligence report said Moscow backed Trump by discrediting Clinton
BY: Bill Gertz
February 21, 2018 5:00 am
The special counsel indictment of Russian election meddling reveals new details of the operation indicating the covert "information warfare" operation was targeted at preventing the election of Hillary Clinton.
The 13 Russians and a front company charged in the federal grand jury indictment were part of a sophisticated covert influence campaign aimed at the 2016 presidential election and sowing political discord in the United States.
The Russians, along with two funding entities and the internet troll group called Internet Research Agency, were charged with eight criminal counts under four federal laws, including conspiracy, in seeking to disrupt the U.S. political system, including the 2016 presidential election.
The indictment, however, did not provide new intelligence linking the Moscow government to an organization behind the coordinated scheme called Operation Lakhta, which used American social media and other outlets for political influence activities.
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