US targets two Russian spies it says tried to influence local US election
The department said both have worked with Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a Russian the US Justice Department charged last year with conducting a multi-year effort to interfere in US elections
A supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump walks pass merchant booths ahead of the Trump's first campaign rally after announcing his candidacy for president in the 2024 election at an event, in Waco, Texas, US, March 24, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)ByREUTERS