Monday, February 26, 2018

THE RUSSIA FILE - The Indictments & Troll Factory

"Russia indictments lay the foundation for broader conspiracy charges, says former FBI special counsel" PBS NewsHour 2/19/2018

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SUMMARY:  After months of downplaying Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump lashed out on Twitter this weekend over the special counsel’s indictment of 13 Russian officials.  Matthew Olsen, a former Special Counsel to Robert Mueller when he director of the FBI, talks about the indictment and what it means for the investigation.




"Russia’s ‘troll factory’ impersonates Americans to sow political chaos.  How can the U.S. fight it?" PBS NewsHour 2/20/2018

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SUMMARY:  Russia's attempts to interfere in American elections and political discourse did not end with the 2016 race.  What do we know about Moscow’s meddling and what can we expect in the near future?  Judy Woodruff learns more from Nina Jankowicz, a Russian disinformation analyst, about how it works, what we should be worried about and what average Americans can do in response.

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