"Evidence is mounting that Russia took 4 clear paths to meddle in the US election"
"As FBI special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional intelligence committees continue to investigate Russia's election interference, evidence is emerging that the hacking and disinformation campaign waged at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin took at least four separate but related paths."
"The first involved establishing personal contact with Americans perceived as sympathetic to Moscow — such as former Defense Intelligence Agency chief Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and early Trump foreign-policy adviser Carter Page — and using them as a means to further Russia's foreign-policy goals"
"The second involved hacking the Democratic National Committee email servers and then giving the material to WikiLeaks, which leaked the emails in batches throughout the second half of 2016."
"The third was to amplify the propaganda value of the leaked emails with a disinformation campaign waged predominantly on Facebook and Twitter, in an effort to use automated bots to spread fake news and pro-Trump agitprop."
"And the fourth was to breach US voting systems in as many as 39 states leading up to the election, in an effort to steal registration data that officials say could be used to target and manipulate voters in future elections."
http://www.businessinsider.com/evidence-russia-meddled-in-us-election-2017-6?op=1
Regardless of the other three, and considering that "unwitting" isn't a defense, sure seems as if the second path could have been somewhat successful, Flynn proves that, and once they get into the finances involved, a whole new ballgame could begin given the Trump organization's reach
Unlike what the conservatives would like to believe, it all ain't about just proving collusion
"As FBI special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional intelligence committees continue to investigate Russia's election interference, evidence is emerging that the hacking and disinformation campaign waged at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin took at least four separate but related paths."
"The first involved establishing personal contact with Americans perceived as sympathetic to Moscow — such as former Defense Intelligence Agency chief Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and early Trump foreign-policy adviser Carter Page — and using them as a means to further Russia's foreign-policy goals"
"The second involved hacking the Democratic National Committee email servers and then giving the material to WikiLeaks, which leaked the emails in batches throughout the second half of 2016."
"The third was to amplify the propaganda value of the leaked emails with a disinformation campaign waged predominantly on Facebook and Twitter, in an effort to use automated bots to spread fake news and pro-Trump agitprop."
"And the fourth was to breach US voting systems in as many as 39 states leading up to the election, in an effort to steal registration data that officials say could be used to target and manipulate voters in future elections."
http://www.businessinsider.com/evidence-russia-meddled-in-us-election-2017-6?op=1
Regardless of the other three, and considering that "unwitting" isn't a defense, sure seems as if the second path could have been somewhat successful, Flynn proves that, and once they get into the finances involved, a whole new ballgame could begin given the Trump organization's reach
Unlike what the conservatives would like to believe, it all ain't about just proving collusion