"In Washington, allies of Facebook, including Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Senate leader, intervened on its behalf."
"But Kaplan and other Fb executives objected. Washington was already reeling from an official finding by American intelligence agencies that Putin had personally ordered an influence campaign aimed at helping elect Trump."
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"Kaplan prevailed on Sandberg to promote Kevin Martin, a former FCC chairman and fellow Bush admin veteran, to lead the company’s American lobbying efforts. Facebook also expanded its work with Definers."