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Grand Jury Indicts Russian Officers for Hacking Related to the 2016 Election

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Re: Grand Jury Indicts Russian Officers for Hacking Related to the 2016 Election

#171
The storyline behind the charges is self-contradictory -- according to Muller's indictments:

a) Russian intelligence tried to hack Hillary's personal email system for the first time on July 27 2016.

b) Russian cutout Joseph Mifsud told George Papadopoulos on April 26 2016 that Russia already had thousands of her emails.

Re: Grand Jury Indicts Russian Officers for Hacking Related to the 2016 Election

#172
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> At trial, prosecutors must introduce credible evidence that is sufficient to prove each defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, to the unanimous satisfaction of a jury of twelve citizens. > This case was investigated with the help of the FBI’s cyber teams in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and San Francisco and the National Security Division. Assuming this never goes to trial, could the DOJ ever be compelled to releas…

My guess is that Russia will fund one charged guy to hire a a top US lawyer and fight the charges. A Russian company--allegedly doing Russia's dirty work--hired top US lawyers and they are giving DOJ a heartburn...they must share evidence (can tell how it was obtained) and get ready to go to trial. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/09/concord-manag...

I think the US intelligence community is competent and influential enough to get the DOJ to drop the charges before Russia gained significant knowledge that way.
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