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Russia’s real 2016 plan was to drive Americans crazy

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published November 2, 2017 4:01am ET
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Russia’s real 2016 plan was to drive Americans crazy
In a hearing with representatives of Facebook, Google, and Twitter, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman showed that Russia was trying to orchestrate a sort of fight club in Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

Congress made real inroads Wednesday toward understanding what Russia was up to during the 2016 election, and it wasn’t so much about tipping the election to Donald Trump.

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