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The F. B. I. They raided the homes of two prominent commentators on Russian state television channels as part of an effort to thwart attempts to influence the November election.
By Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes
The Justice Department has opened a wide-ranging criminal investigation into Americans who worked with Russian state TV channels, pointing to a competitive effort to counter the Kremlin’s influence operations that led to the November presidential election, according to U. S. officials briefed on the investigation.
This month, the F. B. I. agents raided the homes of two figures linked to Russian state media: Scott Ritter, a former United Nations weapons inspector and critic of United States foreign policy, and Dmitry K. Simes, an adviser to former President Donald J. ‘s first presidential campaign. Trump in 2007. 2016. Prosecutors have announced any charges against either man.
More studies are expected soon, said some officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the research. Criminal charges are also possible, they said.
The investigation follows official findings through the Biden administration’s intelligence agencies that Russian state news agencies, the global news channel RT, are running with their intelligence agencies to influence elections around the world. .
These efforts come with the November festival between Mr. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. For the third time, according to officials and public statements, the Kremlin’s propaganda apparatus has been launched on Mr. Trump, creating online media and fake videos to denigrate President Biden. and, most recently, Ms. Harris.
So far, the investigation has focused on conceivable violations of economic sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine and a law requiring disclosure of lobbying efforts through foreign governments.
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