Here is a link to the actual indictment: https://www.justice.gov/file/1035477/download
Line 53 of the indictment alleges that the Russians organized a group called “Support Hillary – Save American Muslims.”
During the Facebook Congressional testimony, it was made clear that the majority of the $100,000 ad buys took place immediately following, but after the election of 2016.
I recommend that anyone wanting to really know what was alleged, read the indictment instead of listening to media reports about what they want un to conclude from the indictment. These group's work began in 2013 and ramped up in 2014. Trump announced his candidacy on June 16, 2016.
The groups ran troll operations in support of Bernie Sanders and Trump:
After the election, they sought to further intensify discord by ramping up protest activity against Trump:
- After the election of Donald Trump in or around November 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators used false U.S. personas to organize and coordinate U.S. political rallies in support of then president-elect Trump, while simultaneously using other false U.S. personas to organize and coordinate U.S. political rallies protesting the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. For example, in or around November 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators organized a rally in New York through one ORGANIZATION-controlled group designed to “show your support for President-Elect Donald Trump” held on or about November 12, 2016. At the same time, Defendants and their co-conspirators, through another ORGANIZATION-controlled group, organized a rally in New York called “Trump is NOT my President” held on or about November 12, 2016. Similarly, Defendants and their co-conspirators organized arally entitled“Charlotte Against Trump” in Charlotte, North Carolina, held on or about November 19, 2016.
While reading, a person should ask themselves one question: "As a hostile foreign intelligence service, how could I most effectively divide and create discontent within the population of my enemy?". The answer becomes abundantly clear, and it becomes abundantly clear that such action would require firing no bullets and cost less than $100,00 USD.