Russian interference in elections is only getting worse

Published April 19, 2019 6:00pm ET



Even before Attorney General William Barr released a heavily redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, it was clear that Russia had interfered in U.S. elections. Now we have even more details of what amounts to a coordinated attack on democracy.

Mueller’s report detailed the well established disinformation campaign stretching back to 2014, as well as insights in to how Russian military officials hacked both Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee. But they also reveal previously unknown attempts that were successful in at least one case of hacking government websites — likely with the goal of manipulating elections.

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