Sputnik, the Russian news agency, is under investigation by the FBI
Source: Yahoo News
Michael Isikoff and Hunter Walker
Yahoo NewsSeptember 11, 2017
WASHINGTON The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency, as part of an investigation into whether it is acting as an undeclared propaganda arm of the Kremlin in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
As part of the probe, Yahoo News has learned, the bureau has obtained a thumb drive containing thousands of internal Sputnik emails and documents material that could potentially help prosecutors build a case that the news agency played a role in the Russian government influence campaign that was waged during last years presidential election and, in the view of U.S. intelligence officials, is still ongoing.
The emails were turned over by Andrew Feinberg, the news agencys former White House correspondent, who had downloaded the material onto his laptop before he was fired in May. He confirmed to Yahoo News that he was questioned for more than two hours on Sept. 1 by an FBI agent and a Justice Department national security lawyer at the bureaus Washington field office.
Feinberg said the interview was focused on Sputniks internal structure, editorial processes and funding. They wanted to know where did my orders come from and if I ever got any direction from Moscow, Feinberg told Yahoo News. They were interested in examples of how I was steered towards covering certain issues.
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)IIRC he quit because his boss kept pestering him precisely which questions to ask during press conferences: The questions were a way of giving journalistic legitimacy to rumors.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)and terrorist attacks, intended to destabilize a countries democracy.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Why are they allow to setup shop here, ISIS network wouldn't be allow to.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)I guess at least some realized what a bad idea supporting Putin's mouthpiece was.
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)I'm sick of their crap being posted on DU.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)They are nothing more than Russian propaganda networks and are worse than Faux.