twitchy.com By Brett T.
As we reported earlier, CNN announced some “EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS”: The U.S. was going to accuse Russia of a sustained effort to influence the 2024 election. CNN’s sources were right on this one: later in the day, the Justice Department held a press conference announcing indictments and the seizure of internet domains in the run-up to the 2024 election.
BREAKING: The U.S. government announces criminal charges and the seizure of internet domains arising from Russian efforts to influence election. https://t.co/cuCippZaZg
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2024
Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, and David Klepper report for the AP:
One criminal case disclosed by the Justice Department accuses two employees of RT, a Russian state media company, of covertly funding a Tennessee-based content creation company with nearly $10 million to publish English-language videos on platforms including TikTok and YouTube with messages in favor of the Russia governmentâs interests and agenda, including about the war in Ukraine. The videos were seen millions of times.
The Justice Department says the company, which it did not identify, did not disclose that it was funded by RT and did not register as required by law as an agent of a foreign principal.
In the other action, officials announced the seizure of 32 internet domains that were used by the Kremlin to spread Russian propaganda and weaken global support for Ukraine. The websites were designed to look like authentic news sites but were actually fake.
Though the Justice Department did not identify which candidate in particular the campaign was meant to boost, internal strategy notes released Wednesday make clear that Trump and his campaign were the intended beneficiaries…
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