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China, Russia and Iran are laughing at us. We have weak leaders who are threatening our national security. Dangerous times.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 12, 2013

Russia must be laughing up their sleeves watching as the U.S. tears itself apart over a Democrat EXCUSE for losing the election.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2017

Russian officials must be laughing at the U.S. & how a lame excuse for why the Dems lost the election has taken over the Fake News.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2017

As the phony Russian Witch Hunt continues, two groups are laughing at this excuse for a lost election taking hold, Democrats and Russians!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2017

The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history continues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was no collusion, & yet on and on it goes. Russia & the world is laughing at the stupidity they are witnessing. Republicans should finally take control!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018

If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2018

Are they laughing at us?
No, Patrick. They're laughing next to us.

— Spongebob (@SpongebobMemory) August 15, 2013

Небольшой meltdown, который случился у Трампа сегодня, был вызван главной новостью пятницы: Мюллер предъявил обвинение 13 гражданам России и их знаменитой фабрике троллей.

The Department of Justice announced that a grand jury in the District of Columbia today returned an indictment presented by the Special Counsel’s Office. The indictment charges thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential election. The defendants allegedly conducted what they called “information warfare against the United States,” with the stated goal of “spread[ing] distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/grand-jury-indicts-thirteen-russian-individuals-and-three-russian-companies-scheme-interfere



По сравнению с другими расследованиями подобного рода Мюллер продолжает действовать достаточно стремительно.

На что интересно обратить внимание в обвинительном заключении?

1. Трудно оценить точный масштаб предприятия. Говорится про сотни участников и месячный бюджет в $1.25 миллиона.

The ORGANIZATION employed hundreds of individuals for its online operations, ranging from creators of fictitious personas to technical and administrative support. The ORGANIZATION's annual budget totalled the equivalent of millions of U.S. dollars. <...> By in or around September 2016, the ORGANIZATION's monthly budget for Project Lakhta submitted to CONCORD exceeded 73 million Russian rubles (over 1.250,000 U.S. dollars), including approximately one million rubles in bonus payments.

С другой стороны, проект "Лахта" включает не только американское направление. На американском направлении работали по меньшей мере 80 человек.

Project Lakhta had multiple components, some involving domestic audiences within the Russian Federation and others targeting foreign audiences in various countries, including the United States. <...> By in or around April 2014, the ORGANIZATION formed a department that went by various names but was at times referred to as the "translator project." This project focused on the U.S. population and conducted operations on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. By approximately July 2016, more than eighty ORGANIZATION employees were assigned to the translator project.

Иностранным гражданам запрещается оказывать материальную поддержку кандидатам на американских выборах. К примеру, в прошлом году мексиканскый бизнесмен, который пожертвовал $600 тысяч на выборы мэра Сан Диего, был осужден на три года тюрьмы и штраф в размере тех же $600 тысяч. Сообщение министерства юстиции издевательски называлось Mexican Businessman Jose ... Sentenced for Trying to Buy Himself a Mayor.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/mexican-businessman-jose-susumo-azano-matsura-sentenced-trying-buy-himself-mayor

Но в случае фабрики троллей точная оценка того, что можно считать материальным вкладом и на какую сумму его оценивать, представляется сложной юридической задачей. Мюллер нашел элегантное решение  - руководителям троллей предъявлено не нарушение закона о материальной поддержке, а заговор с целью обмана правительства США (conspiracy to defraud the United States). Притворяясь американскими гражданами, заговорщики тем самым обманывали Федеральную избирательную комиссию (FEC), не давая ей возможность осуществить проверку их деятельности.

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