In the year since the start of special counsel Robert Mueller 's investigation, one thing has been notably absent: a public indictment of any Russians for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee.
Mueller has charged President Trump 's former campaign chief, secured guilty pleas from several individuals in Trump's orbit and indicted 13 Russians for an elaborate plot to leverage social media to influence the American electorate.
The special counsel has yet to announce charges for the hacking of the DNC, even though the intelligence community and private cybersecurity experts linked the attack to the Russian government more than a year ago.
Experts broadly agreed that the lack of a public indictment should not be interpreted as a sign that charges have not been brought for the hacking.
In March, the Daily Beast reported that federal prosecutors have evidence showing that Guccifer 2.0, the hacking persona who claimed responsibility for the DNC breach, was a member of the GRU. But even with a wealth of evidence, Mueller would find it nearly impossible to successfully bring a case against Russian intelligence officers who are out of reach of the U.S. government.
The same day, Mueller unveiled a guilty plea from George Papadopoulos , a former Trump campaign adviser who was allegedly told by a Russia-linked professor in April 2016 that the Russians possessed "Dirt" on Clinton in the form of "Thousands of emails."
"I firmly believe that we will see that indictment, but the only question is will that indictment include U.S. persons or just Russians," said Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who claimed to have seen "Overwhelming" evidence underling the intelligence community's assessment that the Russian government was behind the hacking of the DNC. "I think that Mueller would want to finish the collusion investigation before he charges that because that is really central to the whole issue of collusion - what role did the Trump campaign play in the release of, timing of, content of these Russian stolen materials," Schiff added.
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/388707-mystery-in-mueller-probe-wheres-the-hacking-indictment
Mueller has charged President Trump 's former campaign chief, secured guilty pleas from several individuals in Trump's orbit and indicted 13 Russians for an elaborate plot to leverage social media to influence the American electorate.
The special counsel has yet to announce charges for the hacking of the DNC, even though the intelligence community and private cybersecurity experts linked the attack to the Russian government more than a year ago.
Experts broadly agreed that the lack of a public indictment should not be interpreted as a sign that charges have not been brought for the hacking.
In March, the Daily Beast reported that federal prosecutors have evidence showing that Guccifer 2.0, the hacking persona who claimed responsibility for the DNC breach, was a member of the GRU. But even with a wealth of evidence, Mueller would find it nearly impossible to successfully bring a case against Russian intelligence officers who are out of reach of the U.S. government.
The same day, Mueller unveiled a guilty plea from George Papadopoulos , a former Trump campaign adviser who was allegedly told by a Russia-linked professor in April 2016 that the Russians possessed "Dirt" on Clinton in the form of "Thousands of emails."
"I firmly believe that we will see that indictment, but the only question is will that indictment include U.S. persons or just Russians," said Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who claimed to have seen "Overwhelming" evidence underling the intelligence community's assessment that the Russian government was behind the hacking of the DNC. "I think that Mueller would want to finish the collusion investigation before he charges that because that is really central to the whole issue of collusion - what role did the Trump campaign play in the release of, timing of, content of these Russian stolen materials," Schiff added.
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/388707-mystery-in-mueller-probe-wheres-the-hacking-indictment
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