Russian Twitter accounts pushing for release of 'shocking' surveillance memo Russian-linked bots on Twitter are pushing for the House Intelligence Committee to release a classified report written by committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). Some Republicans believe the report shows political bias in the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. #ReleaseTheMemo is the top trending hashtag among Twitter accounts believed to be operated by Kremlin-linked groups, according to Hamilton 68, a website which tracks Russian propaganda online. Hamilton 68 is spearheaded by Clint Watts, an expert on foreign actors using American social media. Watts has testified before Congress multiple times on the matter. [...] http://thehill.com/policy/technology/369797-russian-twitter-accounts-are-pushing-house-intelligence-to-release-shocking
Russia-linked Twitter accounts are working overtime to help Devin Nunes and WikiLeaks Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have begun promoting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo. It's a reference to a document written by Rep. Devin Nunes that purports to show abuse by the Obama administration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The frequency with which the accounts have been promoting the hashtag has spiked by 233,000% over the past 48 hours, according to an analysis. The most-shared URL has been a link to WikiLeaks' "submit" page. http://www.businessinsider.com/release-the-memo-campaign-russia-linked-twitter-accounts-2018-1