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From The Kentucky Democratic Party: Inside the Mueller Report, this man saw a photo of his dad being used by Russians

Berry Craig
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A Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency stole a photo of a deceased Democratic coal miner to use for a pro-Trump poster. On Page 31 of the Mueller report, Ronnie Hipshire, a retired WV coal miner saw a photo of his father, Lee, a coal miner who died of complications from black lung disease, on a poster for a "Miners for Trump" rally in Pennsylvania. "My dad was one of the most staunch Democrats that you'll ever see in your life, and he never would have even thought about putting his face on something like that,” Hipshire told NPR.  


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