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Barr says Mueller found "two main Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. The first involved attempts by a Russian organization, the Internet Research Agency (IRA), to conduct disinformation and social media operations" in the US "design to sow social discord..."
2/ "...eventually with the aim of interfering with the election." Barr notes again Mueller found no evidence "any U.S. person or Trump campaign official or associate conspired or knowingly coordinated" w IRA to do so, though charges were brought b Russian nationals/entities
3/ The second element of Russian campaign involved "the Russian government's efforts to conduct computer hacking operations designed to gather and disseminate information to influence the election." These were hacks/obtaining of emails from Clinton campaign/Dem. organizations...
4/ "publicly disseminated...through various intermediaries, including Wikileaks." Mueller brought charges against Russian military officers but again, "did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government...
5/"...in these efforts, despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign."
