Related to Pizzagate because it shows how the US Govt is blaming Russia for the WikiLeaks dump resulting in "embarrassment" to John Podesta

Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election July 13, 201812:07 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/13/628773789/deputy-attorney-general-rod-rosenstein-unveils-new-hacking-charges-in-dnc-case?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180713&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_term=nprnews

The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday with a litany of alleged offenses related to Russia's hacking of the Democratic National Committee's emails, state election systems and other targets in 2016.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who announced the indictments, said the Russians involved belonged to the military intelligence service GRU. They are accused of a sustained cyberattack against Democratic Party targets, including its campaign committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign.

The GRU attackers also allegedly targeted state election systems, including government agencies and their vendors, and stole information about 500,000 American voters.

The attacks were a signature feature of Russia's active measures against the United States; embarrassing emails were passed to WikiLeaks, which released them publicly. The GRU also created other ways to pass the material it stole into the public, including a website called DCLeaks and a fake persona called "Guccifer 2.0."