‘Pro-Russian Twitter account spread confidential information’

Washington: The US Justice Department has alleged that a pro-Russian Twitter account spread confidential information from a criminal case that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team brought against a Moscow-based company for social media conspiracy. The development on Wednesday highlights just how tense the standoff has become between US law enforcement and the Russian operation accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential election, reports CNN. The situation stems from terabytes of data in the criminal case against Russian company Concord Management and Consulting, which is accused of funding a social media effort aimed at swaying American voters in 2016. The Department has been turning over evidence to Concord’s US-based legal team, who can review it with a limited number of people as they fight the case. (IANS)

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