Sen. Intel Cmte. acknowledged Wed. that Russia🇷🇺 interfered in '16, including w/our election systems & it continues. nytimes.com/2017/10/04/us/…
DHS first notified 21 states in Sep., a year late, that their systems were targeted by Russian gov't hackers in '16. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
The Committee expressed concern that it took so long & warned Russian interference continues & could impact 2018. newsday.com/opinion/russia…
Christopher Wray, *45's new FBI director, is also concerned about the potential impact of cyber threats to 2018. newsweek.com/fbi-director-c…
Former ambassador to Russia @McFaul also warned the US is not prepared for Russian interference in 2018 and 2020. nbcnews.com/dateline/video…
The story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is a complex one with many moving parts. Russian oligarchs & operatives work together using their wealth, influence & connections to advance Putin’s agenda.
Here are 5 key figures you should be aware of.
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Aras Agalarov is “Russia’s Trump”—a real estate mogul close to Putin.
Agalarov hosted Trump’s 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, where his pop star son, Emin performed. They have introduced Trump to many Russian oligarchs & have carried messages between Trump & Putin.
✅At Manafort's direction, he fabricated invoices due to offshore banking rule requiring the invoice to have the Manafort-controlled entity name instead of Manafort's.
✅Directed to hide international wire xfers from bookkeeper.
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