The recent Department of Justice indictments targeting employees of RT, Russia's state-controlled propaganda outlet, have been met with open derision and mockery in Moscow. The charges, which revealed a plot to funnel millions of dollars to a MAGA media group in the United States, were brushed off by Russian officials, who responded with a mix of jeers and veiled admissions.

 

 

Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT, led the charge on her Telegram channel, where she posted a series of mocking messages. "Ptooey, they finally woke up!" Simonyan wrote, mocking US authorities for taking so long to uncover RT's activities. The indictment, unsealed this week, alleged that prominent right-wing influencers like Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson were secretly funded by Russian state media employees to produce favorable content. Among those caught up in the indictment were the founders of Tenet Media, widely believed to be Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan.

 

Following the indictment, Blaze Media CEO Tyler Cardon announced that Chen had been fired, stating, "Lauren Chen was an independent contractor whose contract has been terminated."

 

Simonyan, in her posts, noted that the accused influencers were denying any knowledge of the source of the funds they received. "Bloggers, of course, deny everything, but what else can they do?" she commented. She also praised the efforts of her team, writing, "Excellent work, team!" and dismissed the US reaction as “paranoia,” without bothering to deny the accusations.

 

This attitude is consistent with Simonyan's past behavior, as she has frequently boasted about RT's role in destabilizing the United States. During several appearances on state television, she has proudly spoken of creating "an entire empire of covert projects" aimed at spreading Russian propaganda under various disguises. In 2022, Simonyan admitted, “When they [Western governments] conducted carpet bombing against us and destroyed everything, denying us any access to disseminating information, we came to our senses and started to penetrate their defenses using partisan trails: under other names, with different people, in new ways. I won’t disclose the rest here.”

 

While Simonyan feigned indifference, other prominent figures in Russian state media appeared more concerned. Andrey Lugovoy, a State Duma member and former KGB officer found responsible for the 2006 radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in London, expressed confusion over how RT managed to transfer $10 million to US influencers. The host of the state TV show "Evening With Vladimir Solovyov," Vladimir Solovyov, was visibly shaken by the indictment of his friend Dimitri Simes, who has often appeared on his show to criticize US policies and justify Russia's actions in Ukraine. Solovyov and his fellow propagandists even suggested that Tucker Carlson might be the next target of US authorities and urged the Russian government to offer asylum to all involved.

 

Karen Shakhnazarov, Director General of Mosfilm, praised Simes as a “hero who made his choice” and is now paying the price. Shakhnazarov sarcastically noted, “Margo Simonyan is making American presidents left and right,” and speculated that the charges against RT and Simes were politically motivated, aiming to weaken “our Donald” in the run-up to the US presidential election.

 

Russian state media figures have long admitted their support for Donald Trump, often referring to him affectionately as "Trumpushka." The recent indictments have done little to shake this allegiance, with prominent Russian commentators continuing to express their hope for Trump’s return to power, seeing it as beneficial to Russia’s interests. As Shakhnazarov bluntly put it, "Trump is a direct path to civil war in the United States."

 

Credit: Daily Beast 2024-09-09

 

 

 

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Meh so what next time jail the purveyors of enemy propaganda.

Frigging Traitors is all they are , selling the USA out 

All the MAGA morons should move to Russia. 

RT is a bit more extreme. CNN is occasionally critical of the WhiteHouse and Biden. RT is never, ever critical of the Kremlin and Putin. No doubt Russia spends a fortune on Kompromat, hacking, disinformation, and other foul enterprises, including government sponsored trans national crime. That govt. is beyond filthy. So is Putin. 

 

One thing we all just kind of assumed about Putin, was that he was smart. In addition to being fabulously corrupt, and a serial killing thug. Now we know. He is NOT smart. Not even close. Putin is dumb and dumber. If he were playing chess, a talented 5 year old would kick his butt. May he go down in flames.

 

Yeah, give them a gala sendoff, then put them on a boat.

Then sink it.

Let the Russians do the dirty work, they don't want these incels either.

 

Edited September 9, 20241 yr by bendejo

On 9/9/2024 at 6:30 AM, spidermike007 said:

RT is a bit more extreme. CNN is occasionally critical of the WhiteHouse and Biden. RT is never, ever critical of the Kremlin and Putin. No doubt Russia spends a fortune on Kompromat, hacking, disinformation, and other foul enterprises, including government sponsored trans national crime. That govt. is beyond filthy. So is Putin. 

 

One thing we all just kind of assumed about Putin, was that he was smart. In addition to being fabulously corrupt, and a serial killing thug. Now we know. He is NOT smart. Not even close. Putin is dumb and dumber. If he were playing chess, a talented 5 year old would kick his butt. May he go down in flames.

 

Now you have gone and annoyed the Trumpanzee Fangirls on here,  lol Trump -Putin ‘24 , The Trumpanzee’s love Putin , they would FJB before Putin 

Trump absolutely adores Putin and worships him on the same level as Kim and MBS. He loves and envies dictators. 

 

There is also a very good chance that Putin has kompromat on Trump, knowing his background.