Top Democrats warn of ‘ongoing attack by the Russian government’ amid push to publish classified memo

The following article by Karoun Demirjian, Josh Dawsey and Craig Timberg was posted on the Washington Post website January 23, 2018:

People walk on Red Square past the Kremlin in December. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images)

Top Democrats on Tuesday called on Facebook and Twitter to investigate what lawmakers said are Russian efforts to promote the release of a classified Republican memo criticizing the FBI probe of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 campaign.

Hashtags such as “#ReleaseTheMemo” have been trending on Twitter in recent days, and accounts affiliated with Russian influence efforts have been supporting this campaign, according to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a U.S.-based group that examines efforts by Russia and other nations to interfere in democratic institutions. Continue reading “Top Democrats warn of ‘ongoing attack by the Russian government’ amid push to publish classified memo”