Thread: Russia official calls US charges a joke worthy of actor Jim Carrey

Russia official calls US charges a joke worthy of actor Jim Carrey

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President Trump reiterates his campaign did not collude with Russia. Political panel debates the latest developments.

A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says the U.S. indictment charging 13 Russians with trying to influence the U.S. presidential election is ridiculous enough to be the work of a professional comedian.

State news agency Tass quoted ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying Sunday: "I sometimes get the impression that ... behind these statements that are made in the U.S. are some of their most popular comedians, maybe Jim Carrey."

The indictment issued Feb. 16 alleges a businessman linked to President Vladimir Putin and a dozen other Russians ran a "troll farm" that created false social media content.

The indictment – the first filed against Russian nationals as part of Mueller’s probe – effectively returns focus to the meddling activities out of Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election, following a string of charges relating to the actions of Trump associates.

Further, the DOJ made clear that the indictment does not allege that any of the interference changed the outcome of the presidential race.

Former Department of Justice official Robert Driscoll comments on the indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for attempting to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

“There is no allegation in this indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election,” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees the special counsel probe, said at a Friday press conference.

Tass says Zakharova commented during a talk show on state Rossiya-1 TV: "It's really very ridiculous to blame 13 Russians from a legal company with influence on the U.S. election and seriously discuss it as evidence."

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Tass says Zakharova commented during a talk show on state Rossiya-1 TV: "It's really very ridiculous to blame 13 Russians from a legal company with influence on the U.S. election and seriously discuss it as evidence."

LOL!! The Russians are repeatedly demonstrating that they have a better understanding of our laws and language than the Mueller team who came up with these charges and the media who tries to articulate what they have no clue about.

I'm telling you all, we need to support Trump's campaign promise to improve our relationship with Russia. Russians are NOT what the media and the deep state have tried to convince us they are. They're different in some ways, their country is different, their history is different, their problems are different, but at their core, we are very similar. The Russian people are very smart, very tough, very loyal, very sophisticated, very independent, very hard working, and very good. They are also the epitome of doing what's got to be done. They are also a lot of fun. It we allow people like Mueller and these uninformed outdated "evil empire" chatters to prevent a new relationship between the US and Russia, it will be our loss, not theirs.