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New York Times: Prosecutors investigating whether Ukrainians meddled in 2020 election

Published May 28, 2021. Updated May 28 at 5:49 am

American voters cast their ballots on election day in Hillsboro, Virginia on Nov. 3, 2020. A report released by U.S. intelligence services on Tuesday, March 16 names two Ukrainians as primary actors in Russia’s election influence campaign.

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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have been investigating whether several Ukrainian officials helped orchestrate a wide-ranging plan to meddle in the 2020 presidential campaign, including using Rudolph W. Giuliani to spread their misleading claims about President Biden and tilt the election in Donald J. Trump’s favor, according to people with knowledge of the matter.