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Even with Russian backing, Jill Stein didn’t cost Clinton the election

By Philip Wegmann
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Even with Russian backing, Jill Stein didn’t cost Clinton the election

Russian trolls backed Green Party candidate Jill Stein during the presidential election, according to an indictment released Friday by the U.S. special counsel. The indictment alleges Russian agents deliberately boosted Stein as part of a larger effort to undermine the U.S. electoral process.

“Choose peace and vote for Jill Stein,” the Russians wrote on a fake “Woke Blacks” Instagram account. “Trust me, it’s not a wasted vote.”

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