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#Nikulin's trial defense counsel sounds very Trumpy. Arguing that the FBI case agents were biased; conversations were jokes, translations were misinterpreted. Imagine the glee in Putin & Trump world if a notorious Russian hacker is acquitted in a US court—before the election.
💥Some good news >> Jury finds Russian national Yevgeny #Nikulin GUILTY in 2012 hacking of tech companies LinkedIn, Dropbox & Formspring. Took just a couple of deliberation.

This awesome thread from @MariaDinzeo of @CourthouseNews has details from the trial which began in March.
@MariaDinzeo @CourthouseNews Took just a few *hours of deliberation to find #Nikulin guilty on all 9 counts.

The months-long trial carried on despite COVID19. A reminder that jury service is hard & essential in our justice system. Trump gave it all a big🖕by commuting Roger Stone courthousenews.com/jury-finds-rus…
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"In a letter, Nikulin says interrogations by the FBI took place on November 14-15, 2016, and on February 7, 2017. He says he was offered to take the blame for breaking into Hillary Clinton's emails for Trump on the orders of Vladimir Putin, but refused."

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Q: Why was the FBI trying to bribe a 30-year old Russian hacker into taking the fall for HRC's email hack?
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The jury trial of accused hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin,kicks off today in San Francisco. Nikulin is charged with breaching @LinkedIn and @Dropbox in 2012. I'll have coverage of opening arguments for @CourthouseNews
@LinkedIn @Dropbox @CourthouseNews Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Kane is up first for opening arguments. Tells the jury that despite his methods, Nikulin is "just an ordinary thief."
Nikulin's attorney Adam Gasner points the finger at the Russians, painting the cyberattacks as a state-sponsored conspiracy to sell American data for profit. He says Nikulin wasn't involved and that anyone could have used his email accounts.
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