Hillary Clinton in The Mueller Report

On Principles & Values: Focus of Putin & Russia in 2016 was hacking Hillary's email

At the core of the Russia investigation was always the 2016 hacking and publishing of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. In January 2017, US officials attributed the attack to Russia and said the operation was personally directed by President Vladimir Putin. It was left to Robert S. Mueller III to sort out the specifics and determine if any Americans shared blame.

A little more than a year into his investigation, Mueller made this much clear: he knew exactly who carried out the hack, and how they did it. In Mueller's 29-page indictment of a dozen officers of the Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, Mueller described in granular detail how the group hacked the emails, then laundered the stolen messages through fake online personas so they could be shared to influence voters.

Notably, Mueller did not include any Americans in the indictment, and he similarly spared the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks.

Source: Mueller Report: Wash. Post Related Materials, p.585 Apr 23, 2019

On Principles & Values: Trump challenged Russia to hack Hillary's email; Russia did

Mueller's 29-page indictment of a dozen officers of the Russian military intelligence, the GRU, described how the group hacked the emails. Mueller also revealed a detail that--even if it was mere coincidence--seemed remarkable. On July 27, 2016, Trump gave a press conference declaring his hope that missing Hillary Clinton emails would be found and made public, saying, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the thirty thousand emails that are missing." Russia seemed to spring into action. According to Mueller's indictment, "on or about" that same day, those involved in the hacking tried "to spearfish for the first time email accounts at a domain hosted by a third-party provider and used by Clinton's personal office."

The indictment alleged, "At or around the same time they also targeted 76 email addresses at the domain for the Clinton campaign."

Source: Mueller Report: Wash. Post Related Materials, p.586 Apr 23, 2019

On Principles & Values: Mueller Report: Russia bought anti-Hillary social media ads

The Internet Research Agency (IRA), based in St. Petersburg, Russia, carried out a social media campaign designed to provoke and amplify political and social discord in the United States.

IRA Facebook groups active during the 2016 campaign covered a range of political issues and included purported conservative groups (with names such as "Being Patriotic," "Stop All Immigrants," "Secured Borders," and "Tea Party News").

Throughout 2016, IRA accounts published an increasing number of materials supporting the Trump Campaign and opposing the Clinton Campaign. As early as March 2016, the IRA purchased advertisements that overtly opposed the Clinton Campaign. For example, on April 6, 2016, the IRA purchased advertisements for its account "Black Matters," calling for a "flashmob" of U.S. persons to take a photo with #HillaryClintonForPrison2016 or #nohillary2016." IRA-purchased advertisements featuring Clinton were, with very few exceptions, negative.

Source: The Mueller Report, Vol. i, pp. 4 & 24-5 Apr 23, 2019

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