Russia’s been renting out rightwing media influencers in a plot to undermine support for Ukraine, get Trump elected, and undermine American social unity? Say it ain’t so! We’ll break down the Justice Department’s indictment of two Russian agents for setting up a covert operation. And for subscribers, there’s bonus content on the FBI rolling up another Kremlin operation to plant fake news stories using spoofed websites.

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Merchan delays sentencing

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25100932/people-v-djt-letter-adjournment-dec-9-6-24.pdf

18 USC § 1956

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1956

FARA, 22 U.S. § 611 et seq.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/chapter-11/subchapter-II

Kalashnikov Indictment

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1366266/dl

Seizure Warrant affidavit

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1366261/dl

Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 election

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/report-select-committee-intelligence-united-states-senate-russian-active-measures

Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Vol. 1

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report_Volume1.pdf

Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Interference in the 2016 election, Vol. 5

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf

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