Thread by @bywillpollock

"Today’s indictment demonstrates that Russia’s illegitimate actions against Ukraine extend beyond the battlefield" h/t @sandibachom

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1514663402689474566

"...Putin-aligned legislator and his closest staffers, all three of whom are sanctioned, engaged in a global campaign to influence and gain access to U.S. elected officials"

charged *and* sanctioned? jeezum crackers bad day to be Russian mobster justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/r…

"defendants schemed to affect U.S. policy towards Russia through staged events, paid propaganda, and recruitment of at least one American citizen (“CC-1”) to do their bidding"

more than 1 seems like a safe bet #CC1

today's DOJ indictments feel at least tangentially related to #July4thTraitors

https://twitter.com/bywillpollock/status/1411708278296530951?s=20&t=deE_Pl256rS_RX2vSZHLmg

per DOJ RU's influence-op started "January '12 and continued to at least June '17" which is weird cuz a year later Qpubs felt fine breaking federal law in Moscow 🤷‍♂️

today's indictment of Russians trying to turn U.S. politicians rings many bells cuz I've read @gregolear's "Sleeper Cell" post, oh I dunno, 5 times?

gregolear.substack.com/p/sleeper-cell…

counterfactual: if tfg succeeded in stealing his seat (again) Billy Barr would be brushing Aleksandr Babakov's hair

.@BVanGrack's tweet supports my #MoreToCome theory on foreign-influence indictments h/t @robertjdenault