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What We Learned Yesterday From A Russian Firm’s Attorney About Mueller’s Case Against Internet Trolls

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March 8, 2019 11:41 a.m.

In a hearing over a discovery dispute, the lawyer for a Russian company accused of funding the 2016 social media troll campaign told us something new about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the effort — prompting a prosecutor to cut him off and ask that the discussion wait until a portion of the hearing was under seal.

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