I don't think this is quite right. If Russian gov't spend money independently on ads expressly advocating election of Trump, that's illegal.https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/905524937661796352 …
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If it is not on express advocacy, the legality of the foreign spending is less certain, as footnotes here explain: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3017598 …
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And if foreign entity coordinated in supporting candidate with campaign/party, that's an illegal contribution.
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So if Russians were told who/how/when to target by a campaign, that would be an illegal contribution.
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