the u.s. political system. its name, the internet research agency, dubbed the kremlin troll factory by former employees who struggled out smuggled out rare cell phone images. in 2016, cnn spoke to a russian journalist who went undercover as an internet troll there. translator: the u.s. elections are the key issue for the kremlin. of course, russia has invested a lot of effort into them. that s why the troll factories are working. i have no doubt. reporter: it was during the russian-backed rebellion in ukraine in 2014 that evidence first emerged of pro-kremlin troll factories filled with bloggers paid to spread false information on line about the conflict. this is the russian oligarch who, according to the u.s. indictments, bankrolled the troll factory operation.
ukraine in 2014 that evidence first emerged of pro kremlin troll factories, to put information online. and according to the u.s. indictment, this oligarch bank rolled the operation. he is known as putin s chef because one his companies provides catering services, has denied any guilt. americans are very impressionable people he told russian state media. they see what they want to see. i have great respect for them. i m not at all upset that i m on this list. if they want to see the devil, let them see one. but it is the devilish work of russia s internet trolls and the social divisions that he have incited that the u.s. has now moved firmly against. perhaps one silver lining for the trump administration is that
trying to show some accountability. but the truth is that facebook was only one small part of it. troll factories in russia are part of what our intelligence agencies says was a clear effort to undermine the election. and what congress needs to figure out if whether it ultimately is going to sort of take on in the republican white house and others in donald trump s campaign who may have known these things. facebook is really only a part of it. all right, let s shift gears and talk about something also very immediate. the senate is expected to vote on the gop tax plan next week. president trump said this week that he thinks it can be done by the end of the year, a christmas present, if you will. let s listen. we re going to give the american people a huge tax cut for christmas. hopefully that will be a great thing, beautiful christmas