TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The United States Department of Justice revealed indictments against 12 Russian nationals Friday.
The charges are connected to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
WTXL ABC 27 Political Contributor Dr. Robert Moore explained the significance of the indictments.
"This shows there's so much behind those accusations, that there are foreign entities, foreign governments trying to interfere with the American election process. President Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin four days from now, if I were him I would be postponing that meeting," said Dr. Moore.
All 12 defendants are members of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), an intelligence agency within the Russian military.
Each one holds a military title.
The Florida Department of State released a statement on the 2016 election following these indictments, saying:
"To be clear, the 2016 elections in Florida was not hacked in any way. As we have stated multiple times, the Department of State was notified by the Department of Homeland Security in September 2017 that Florida was unsuccessfully targeted by hackers in 2016. This attempt was not in any way successful and Florida's online elections databases and voting systems remained secure."
