BREAKING: Special Counsel Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities who are "accused of violating U.S. criminal laws in order to interfere with U.S. elections and political processes," @Tom_Winter reports.
Indictment introduction against 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities: "Beginning as early as 2014, defendant began operations to interfere with the U.S. political system, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election." 
Mueller indictment:
Russian Internet Research Agency employed hundreds of individuals for its online operations, and its annual budget totaled millions of dollars with strategy that included "spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general."
Russian Internet Research Agency employed hundreds of individuals for its online operations, and its annual budget totaled millions of dollars with strategy that included "spreading distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general."
Special Counsel Mueller indictment:
"The organization sought, in part, to conduct what it called 'informational warfare against the United States of America' through fictitious U.S. personas on social media platforms and other Internet-based media." nbcnews.to/2o66YXb
"The organization sought, in part, to conduct what it called 'informational warfare against the United States of America' through fictitious U.S. personas on social media platforms and other Internet-based media." nbcnews.to/2o66YXb
LATEST: Special Counsel Mueller charges 13 Russians with interfering in 2016 election. nbcnews.to/2o66YXb
JUST IN: White House official says President Trump was briefed this morning by Deputy AG Rosenstein and FBI Director Wray ahead of U.S. Justice Dept. announcement of indictments against the Russians. - @kwelkernbc
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Mueller indictment: After 2016 election, Russian defendants organized two rallies in NY, both planned in Nov. 2016:
• One rally was designed to "show your support for President-Elect Donald Trump"
• Another rally was called "Trump is NOT my president" nbcnews.to/2sxkHen
• One rally was designed to "show your support for President-Elect Donald Trump"
• Another rally was called "Trump is NOT my president" nbcnews.to/2sxkHen
GOP Sen. Sasse statement on indictments: "Mueller just put Moscow on notice."
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LATEST: Special Counsel Mueller charges 13 Russians with interfering in 2016 election. nbcnews.to/2o66YXb
Read the full indictment: bit.ly/2CoyuDD
Read the full indictment: bit.ly/2CoyuDD
Mueller indictment: Defendants "engaged in operations primarily intended to communicate derogatory information about Hillary Clinton, to denigrate other candidates such as Ted Cruz & Marco Rubio, and to support Bernie Sanders & then-candidate Donald Trump" nbcnews.to/2o66YXb 
This week, @NBCNews published this database of more than 200,000 tweets that Twitter has tied to "malicious activity" from Russia-linked accounts during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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