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Mueller Investigation: Thirteen Russians Charged With Interfering in US Election

posted by Fnord666 on Monday February 19 2018, @05:43PM   
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DeathMonkey writes:

A federal grand jury in Washington, DC has indicted 13 Russian nationals and a Kremlin-linked internet firm on charges that they had meddled in the 2016 presidential election.

The US government said Russian entities began interfering in US political processes, including the 2016 presidential election, as early as 2014, according to a court document.

[...] The charges – which include conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft – are the most direct allegations to date of illegal Russian meddling in the election.

Video - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-election-2016-russia-robert-mueller-investigation-fbi-latest-updates-a8214651.html

Link to the Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download

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Original Submission

• Re:a bigger target? Re:a bigger target? (Score: 4, Interesting) by meustrus on Tuesday February 20 2018, @01:34AM (1 child)

  by meustrus (4961) on Tuesday February 20 2018, @01:34AM (#640387)

  I’m not hoping for anything but knowing the truth. Anyway, since impeachment is the process for removing the President, and even this relatively fast-paced investigation [fivethirtyeight.com] is unlikely to wrap up before the 2018 midterm makes impeachment politically possible.

  And before you try to tell me the Republicans will keep Congress, remember that the minority party almost always makes huge gains in the midterms. It’s just as likely as the opposition winning a presidential election without an incumbent.

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  If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?

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• Acknowledged... and they'll still keep it. (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 20 2018, @03:10AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 20 2018, @03:10AM (#640422)

  It happens to be that lots of the senate seats up for reelection are currently held by democrats in areas that voted for Trump. In 2018, the republicans can't lose seats that are elected in 2014/2020 or in 2016/2022.

  This oddity makes a gain in the senate probable. The republicans are likely to gain an additional seat or two.

  Democrats will probably gain lots of seats in the house, but not enough to flip control. Democrats are way behind in the house.

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