Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts turned their misinformation focus to supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016 after he lost the Democratic Primary to Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s Russia ties
The Hill: Report shows Russian accounts targeted Sanders voters to try to boost Trump after 2016 primaries
With a display showing President Donald Trump retweeting a fake Russian Twitter account, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) questions witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, Oct. 31, 2017 in Washington, DC.
