Facebook reported that Russia spent $100,000 on ads to interfere with the 2016 election.September 6, 2017Facebook’s Chief Security Officer, Alex Stamos,reported “This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally. It is part of this Administration's ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel's work.”Trump weighed in on McCabe’s firing via Twitter,writing He was asked a series of questions about Russia's interference with the election and spoke in strong terms, with "no doubt" that they were behind hacks. that, according to the indictment, the defendants were alleged to have posed as United States persons with false U.S. personas used to operate social media pages and groups targeting U.S. audiences. According to the indictment, this was all part of operations by a Russian organization called the Internet Research Agency, which allegedly began its effort to influence U.S. politics in 2014. The group employed 12 of the 13 indicted Russians, andthe indictment