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Candidate for Congress requested stolen documents from Russians, Mueller indictment alleges

By Caitlin Yilek
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Candidate for Congress requested stolen documents from Russians, Mueller indictment alleges

In 2016, a U.S. congressional candidate contacted a hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 to request stolen documents, special counsel Robert Mueller alleges in an indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officials.

[READ HERE: Mueller’s indictment against 12 Russians for hacking Democrats in 2016]

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