The Russians indicted on charges related to interference with the 2016 presidential election sought to undermine public trust in democracy and promote discord in the United States, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Friday in announcing the indictment.
“The indictment alleges that the Russian conspirators want to promote discord in the United States and undermine public confidence in democracy,” he said. “We must not allow them to succeed.”
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for allegedly carrying out what they called “information warfare against the United States,” with the expressed goal of spreading “distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”
The eight-count indictment charges all of them with “criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States.”
Rosenstein, the top Justice official overseeing Mueller, said the alleged conspiracy involved the creation of “hundreds of accounts” on different social media sites, purchased political advertisements and rallies.
“This indictment serves as a reminder that people are not always who they appear to be on the internet,” Rosenstein said at a press conference.
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Rosenstein: “There is no allegation in this indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charge conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election” https://t.co/XGOyggOBcL
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