This is just an alert diary. ABC News has just reported that the Justice Department has just indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups for violating criminal laws with the intent to interfere "with U.S. elections and political processes".
I’ll update as necessary...
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Greg Sargent of The Washington Post tweets some interesting observations about the indictment:
- “Jesus. Mueller's indictment says the accused Russians tried to suppress minority turnout:”
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Most of the breaking commentary is appearing initially on Twitter:
Check the rest of Matthew Chapman’s Twitter thread:
Here’s a handy link to all the Twitter commentary.
Another handy link is this one to CNN’s Russia Investigation: Live updates
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Final update: I’m removing the “BREAKING” from the headline and referring readers to other (and probably worthier) diaries on the subject breaking out on the Rec list such as: