US indicts 13 Russian nationals for "election interference"

A US federal grand jury has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of interfering with US elections and political processes, according to the Special Counsel's office.

The indictment accuses the defendants of "supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump…and disparaging Hillary Clinton." The indictment also claims the defendants staged political rallies and bought political advertising while posing as grassroots entities.

It says the organization known as the Internet Research Agency "sought, in part, to conduct what it called 'information warfare against the United States of America' through fictitious US personas on social media platforms and other Internet-based media."

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