A new Senate Intelligence Committee report accuses the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian troll farm, of using "social media to conduct an information warfare campaign" against the United States. This comes one week after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the IRA and its funder, Yevgeny Prigozhin. What is the IRA, and are the claims of a Russian influence campaign against the U.S. well-founded? Aaron Maté and journalist Jefferson Morley of "The Deep State" blog debate and discuss. Guest: Jefferson Morley, journalist, author, and editor of The Deep State, a blog about intelligence agencies.Read Jefferson Morley's article, "How Secrecy Undermines Mueller and the Defense of Democracy." https://www.justsecurity.org/65251/ho...Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmatePushback on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pushbackshowAaron Maté on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronjmatePushback on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lu7MGQPushback on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pushbackshowPushback on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2mpwIQmPushback on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=465855Find transcripts and more at https://thegrayzone.com/pushback||| The Grayzone |||Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.comSupport our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzoneTwitter: https://twitter.com/grayzoneprojectFacebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzoneMinds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone