Russia Spends Millions to Interfere in U.S. Politics, DOJ Says
February 21-The U.S. Justice Department filed an indictment on Feb. 16 against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for conducting an "information warfare against the United States."
The indictment comes as a result of an ongoing Special Counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller. None of the individuals or companies charged are currently in the United States and are unlikely to be extradited from Russia for trial.
The 37-page indictment is significant in that it may indicate the methods in which Russian intelligence officers use tools of democracy against its rivals.
It also begins to establish some clarity about Russia's activities in the U.S. political system after more than a year of widespread speculation on the issue, focused mainly on possible collusion with th...