President Trump promoted or retweeted various rallies that were organized by the IRA. On September 10, 2017, President Trump's personal account @realDonaldTrump responded to a tweet from the IRA-controlled account @10_gop (the backup account of @TEN_GOP, which had already been deactivated by Twitter). The tweet rad: "We love you, Mr President!"Mueller Report Volume 1, page 34 With a following in the tens of millions on Social media, a "re-tweet" or mention of a tweet, is normally considered an approval. And this is even more true when the President...

How much does it cost to disrupt the most powerful democracy in the world? About $100,000 in Facebook ads: To reach larger US audiences, the IRA purchased advertisements from Facebook that promoted IRA groups on the newsfeeds of the US audience members. According to Facebook, the IRA purchased over 3500 advertisements, and the expenditures totaled approximately $100,000.Mueller Report Volume 1, page 25 The Internet Research Agency, LLC (IRA), only needed to contribute about $100K to Facebook's bottom line in order to disrupt the 2016 election. Though there were...