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65/ The Kremlin groomed Trump beginning in the 1980’s. This thread details those efforts:
66/ One important factor to consider in reading Mueller’s indictment of the Russians is how their efforts to destabilize our election mirrored that of Manafort’s work in Ukraine. Manafort was paid $600k p month to destabilize Ukraine for Putin. usatoday.com/story/news/wor…
67/ Manafort used identical tactics in Ukraine—ground protestors who instigated chaos on the ground, mass fake news campaigns, and political narrative which attacked the foundations of Ukraine’s institutions. rferl.org/a/manafort-ind…
13 Russians criminally charged for interfering in US election, Mueller announces
🔹All were charged w conspiracy to defraud the US
🔹Three charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud
🔹Five defendants charged with aggravated identity theft theguardian.com/us-news/2018/f…
🔹All were charged w conspiracy to defraud the US
🔹Three charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud
🔹Five defendants charged with aggravated identity theft theguardian.com/us-news/2018/f…
2/ This is the tip of the iceberg
3/ Let’s roll up our sleeves and dig into these indictments, shall we? 
The indictment against 13 Russians names the Internet Research Agency with aka MEDIASINTEZ/GLAVSET/MIXINFO/AZIMUT/NOVINFO, Concord Management and Consulting/Concord Catering/Yevgeniy Prigozhin (aka Putin's chef)/Mikhail Bystrov/Mikhail Burchik/Aleksandra Krylova (continued)
Anna Bogacheva, Sergey Polozov, Maria Bovda, Robert Bovda, Dzheykhun Aslanov (aka Jayhoon Aslanov), Vadim Podkopaev, Gleb Vasilchenko, Irina Kaverzina, Vladimir Venkov are the defendents. (continued)
The indictment charges that the IRA "engaged in operations to interfere with elections and political process" and US law bars agents of foreign entity engaging in political activities within the United States without first registering with the AG. (continued)
