Judge’s Order in Russian Troll Case Further Undermines Credibility of Mueller Report

Epoch Times:

A federal judge in Washington issued an order in late May finding that special counsel Robert Mueller broke a local law when he presented allegations as facts in statements about Russia’s role in an alleged social media operation meant to influence the 2016 presidential election.

The judge cautioned Mueller that further statements would have a larger repercussion than a mere warning. Beyond the reprimand, the judge’s order was a minute proceeding in a larger case, yet it underlined the unproven nature of the allegations that made up the core of Mueller’s Russian election meddling narrative.

Mueller’s final report alleged that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election using trolls to sow chaos on social media and hackers to steal emails and release them ahead of the election.

The accusations, however, remain only alleged. Mueller filed a pair of indictments against the purported trolls and hackers. All of the charged people and entities in the hacking indictment are in Russia and the case will likely never go to trial. Meanwhile, the companies charged in the troll case retained lawyers and have battled Mueller’s team in court for months.

In late May, the judge in the troll case dealt a blow to Mueller, informing the special counsel that he violated local law by making public statements linking the companies charged in the indictment to Russia. The judge declined to initiate contempt proceedings against Mueller, but warned that further statements would have repercussions. keep reading