U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt

A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company acc...

WASHINGTON - A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farm’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trump’s candidacy after prosecutors accused the St. Petersburg-based firm of defying subpoenas to hand over documents.

Concord was charged in 2018 with conspiracy to defraud the United States for its role in election meddling aimed at sowing discord in the United States, helping Trump and harming his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Mueller documented Russian election interference but found insufficient evidence to demonstrate a criminal conspiracy between Trump’s campaign team and Moscow.

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