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NEW: Barr's letter identified some of Russia's 2016 interference efforts—but not all of them. Here are the American groups, individuals, and movements he left out. thinkprogress.org/russias-interf… 
1. The secessionists! American separatists, most especially from Texas and California, flocked to Russia before (and after) the election.
Hopefully the "California Embassy" in Moscow makes it into history books. thinkprogress.org/russias-interf…
Hopefully the "California Embassy" in Moscow makes it into history books. thinkprogress.org/russias-interf…
2. The NRA! The group provided a platform for Maria Butina (and Alexander Torshin) to wine-and-dine Republican officials—and they came close to succeeding in getting sanctions lifted.
3. Leading Evangelicals! From the World Congress of Families to Franklin Graham, some of the most prominent Religious Right voices have grown cozy with sanctioned Russians officials and oligarchs—with no signs of stopping.
4. Jill Stein! The only candidate who traveled to Moscow during the campaign, the only one who joined a presidential debate on RT, the only one who chose a VP who pushed pro-Kremlin conspiracies, etc.
And she might run again in 2020! thinkprogress.org/russias-interf…
And she might run again in 2020! thinkprogress.org/russias-interf…
It should go without saying, but still we have no idea if any of these prongs of Russian interference are mentioned in Mueller's report. But none were mentioned in Barr's letter.
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Jill Stein 'has now fully complied with congressional investigators scrutinizing Kremlin efforts to meddle' in 2016: thedailybeast.com/jill-stein-coo…
