IRA employees were aware that Prigozhin was involved in the IRA's operations.
In no way in the report does the Special Counsel exonerate the Russians involved in the organization of the IRA or the implementation of their plans. If anything it is quite the opposite. The more the Special Counsel learned about the operations of the Russians the more the realization of their danger became evident. There is absolutely no reason to drop charges or vacate any of the proceedings against the Russians.
The Special Counsel's work focused on the effect of Russia and Russian agents on the 2016 elections. We know for a fact the Russians, including Putin, was directly involved in the hacking of the political campaigns of Hillary Clinton and the DCCC. Vladimir Putin is not directly named in the Special Counsel report that I have read, at least not yet, HOWEVER, he made television appearances to deny the Russian involvement before the elections and since. We know a fact Vladimir Putin is lying.
Reading from this report (click here)
Harm of Ongoing Matter except for footnote 29 and 30.
May of 2016 is about 6 months before the election in November.
In May
2016, IRA employees, claiming to be U.S. social activists and administrators of Facebook groups,
recruited U.S. persons to hold signs (including one in front of the White House) that read "Happy
55th Birthday Dear Boss," as an homage to Prigozhin whose 55th birthday was on June 1, 2016.) 31
Got that?
The arrogance of the Russian influence is astounding. These Russians weren't worried about derailing their influence. They began it in 2014, grew more and more confident to the point in May of 2016 they were able to push Americans to carry a sign in front of the White House as homage to their financer. It is obvious to me the Americans involved on Facebook with these Russians had no idea what they were pledging allegiance to in the way of honoring a Russian financier efforts to sabotage the elections, hence the USA constitution and the USA's democracy. The Russians were so emboldened in their influence they were confident they had people on Facebook in the palm of their hands to end their sense of freedom.
For as minor an example of the Russian assault on freedom was this sign carrying in front of the White House that most people might find it insignificant. It did not pass under the radar of the Special Counsel undetected. Every American should be concerned that the Russian government assaulted not just their elections, but, the hearts and minds of fellow Americans.
Any Congressman or Congresswoman that doesn't read that paragraph with horror and a determination to stop this insidious assault on the sovereign elections of the USA has to be considered an enemy of the people. Seriously. Any elected official that can simply blow this paragraph off as insignificant is more a danger to the USA Constitution than the Russians are.
The US Senate needs to take H.R. 1 very seriously with more than a year before Americans register their votes in 2020. That is plenty of time to end the assault and ensure the integrity of the sovereign elections of the USA.
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Footnote 32
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I will resume my reading tomorrow morning here:
C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections
1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014
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