As the debunked and tiresome Russia probe hangs on by a thread, special counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing the silly investigation, is now turning his sights on Trump supporters.
New claims are emerging that Russia was a HUGE driving force on social media.
Hundreds of thousands of us all joined together on social media, fighting for President Trump’s victory, and we were constantly called “Russian bots.”
The enemies of President Trump want to keep pushing the lie that his supporters are all KGB agents.
I guess it makes sense, considering these are the same people who do not know what bathroom to use, or why Hillary lost the election.
From The Hill
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election is focusing increasingly on how Moscow used social media to disrupt the presidential race, according to a Bloomberg report.
That involves seeking additional information about Russian activities on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook disclosed last week that a Kremlin-linked company purchased more than $100,000 worth of ads on its platform that ran between June 2015 and May 2017.
Those ads were linked to nearly 500 fraudulent accounts that likely operated out of Russia and focused on hot-button issues like immigration and gun control.
Likewise, Twitter is expected to hand over to Congress an analysis of Russian activity on its platform, similar to the one provided by Facebook last week.
Social media has become an increasingly vulnerable target for foreign nations to try to influence the elections and policies of other countries, according to Bloomberg. U.S. intelligence agencies, including the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, are exploring how to prevent future election meddling.
Meanwhile, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats warned that Russia is stepping up its cyber operations, saying Wednesday that Moscow has “assumed an even more aggressive cyber posture by increasing cyber espionage operations and leaking data stolen from those operations.”
Congressional investigators are also turning their attention increasingly toward the role of social media in Russia’s election meddling efforts.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Tuesday that his panel would likely interview Facebook officials as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the election, according to Bloomberg.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told Bloomberg that his panel has been talking with tech companies, including Facebook, about the matter.
