it was a russian intelligence operation aimed at affecting the 2016 election. after that goal was accomplished, its effectiveness waned and law enforcement started getting closer.
It was likely not founded with that intent, but it appears to have been compromised or manipulated by Russian intelligence in the months/year leading up to the 2016 election.
No, it was (is?) an organization started with reasonably good intent, corrupted by its own success from without and within. That it served Russian goals is without a doubt true, but that does not mean it was a Russian intelligence operation any more than the pro-Brexit parties in the UK are a Russian intelligence operation (or the GOP in the US).
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