Showing posts with label Russia File. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia File. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2020

THE RUSSIA FILE - Intel Committee Report

"Mostly bipartisan Senate Intel Committee report on Russia highlights Manafort’s rolePBS NewsHour 8/18/2020

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SUMMARY:  The Senate Intelligence Committee has released the fifth and final report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  It concludes that the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia posed a grave national counterintelligence threat but offers no determination on whether the campaign deliberately worked with Russia to sway the election.  Nick Schifrin joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.



Monday, October 08, 2018

FBI - Most Wanted Russians

"Russian government accused of hacking agencies investigating its alleged crimes" PBS NewsHour 10/4/2018

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SUMMARY:  American and Dutch officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of a widespread series of computer attacks.  In the Netherlands, four Russian agents tried to hack into computers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.  Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted seven men who tried to disrupt the investigation into alleged Russian doping.  William Brangham reports.

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.

Monday, February 05, 2018

TRUMP AGENDA - Hiding Wealthy Russians

"Why the U.S. is naming wealthy Russians with ties to Putin" PBS NewsHour 1/30/2018

Well, Putin got some of what he 'paid' Trump to do.

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SUMMARY:  The Trump administration says it won’t impose any of the sanctions that Congress overwhelmingly voted to level at Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections.  Part of the measure directed the Treasury Department to compile a list of Russian figures in an effort to "name and shame" them.  John Yang talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about that list and more.

Thursday, December 28, 2017

RUSSIA FILES - Spammer Ties 4/10/2017 (Reminder)

Spammer's Arrest Eyed For Donald Trump-Russia Ties

Rachel Maddow reports on the latest developments in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the possibility of coordination with the Donald Trump campaign, including the arrest of a Russian hacker in Spain.

Monday, October 09, 2017

THE RUSSIA FILE - Hacked NSA Documents

"Report: Russia hacked NSA documents with aid from antivirus software" PBS NewsHour 10/5/2017

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SUMMARY:  The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia obtained classified information about how the U.S. military protects its computer networks and conducts electronic spying.  The breach occurred when data was stolen by an NSA contractor, then hacked by Russia.  Hari Sreenivasan speaks with The Wall Street Journal's Shane Harris.