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Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Robert Mueller citation of New York Times, liberal media sources draws pushback

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Russian troll accounts monetized Twitter activity during 2016 campaign: Study

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, a view of a Business center, believed to be the location of the new &quot;troll farm&quot; in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)

Pentagon punted Russian trolls offline during U.S. midterms to prevent meddling: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Thursday, April 6, 2017, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin).

Dmitry Peskov, Putin spokesman, says ‘too much fuss’ over Mueller probe

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

NAACP leads Facebook boycott over revelations about Russian trolls targeting black users

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Report: Russia still using social media to roil US politics

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Russians orchestrated several social media platforms in massive operation to influence U.S elections

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Instagram accounts active during midterms banned by Facebook over ties to Russian troll farm

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This April 26, 2017 photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Russian trolls shared legitimate local news through ‘sleeper’ Twitter accounts: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Screen capture from an April 10, 2018 reddit.com post about the popular website's efforts to identify and ban Russian trolls. (Reddit.com)

Reddit boots 944 accounts linked to Internet Research Agency, Russian ‘troll farm’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Facebook accused of hostility, censorship by Moscow for banning Russian pages

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, waves at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Facebook to remove over 270 Russia-linked pages, accounts

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this June 19, 2017, photo Facebook is launched on an iPad in North Andover, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Facebook bans more Kremlin-connected accounts aimed at twisting public opinion

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Robert Mueller invokes ‘conspiracy to defraud government’ charge in Russia probe

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, file photo, a man demonstrates how he enters his Facebook page as he works on his computer at a restaurant in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Russian trolls created 129 bogus Facebook events during 2016 race, reaching hundreds of thousands

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

(Twitter image by AP Photo)

Twitter alerts nearly 700,000 users exposed to Russian trolls during 2016 race

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

(Twitter image by AP Photo)

Twitter to notify users exposed to Russian troll accounts during 2016 race

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Twitter misses deadline in Senate intel panel’s Russia probe

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A Facebook icon is shown in this file photo. The Menlo Park, Calif., company is testing out an artificial intelligence program to detect and remove so-called revenge-porn images from its platforms, USA Today reported on Nov. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

Facebook tool lets users see if they followed Russian troll accounts linked to election meddling

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Michael Flynn, ex-Trump adviser, shared tweets from Russian troll accounts: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times