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Never at any point did anyone other than I have full editorial control of the show and the contents of the show are often apolitical,
These allegations clearly show that I and other commentators were the victims of this scheme,
Dave Rubin, a regular host of Tenet’s YouTube videos, wrote on X to his 1.5 million followers While the views expressed in the videos are not uniform, the subject matter and content of the videos are often consistent with the Government of Russia’s interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions in order to weaken U.S. opposition to core Government of Russia interests, such as its ongoing war in Ukraine,
First and foremost, we need to discredit the USA, Great Britain and NATO, and secondly,
convince Germans to oppose the ... the FBI quoted an internal Russian note as saying At no point has anyone ever directed me what to say or not to say, and I would never agree to anything otherwise
And Matt Christiansen said Putin is a scumbag' ... Russia sucks donkey balls.
The justice department’s message is clear: We will have no tolerance for attempts by authoritarian regimes to exploit our democratic systems of government.”
The company never disclosed to the influencers – or to their millions of followers – its ties to [Russian state media company] RT and the Russian government,
US attorney general Merrick Garland said Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and RT’s interference in the US elections.”
RT responded with ridicule to requests for comment from the Reuters news agency Should these allegations prove true, I as well as the other personalities and commentators were deceived and are victims. I cannot speak for anyone else at the company as to what they do or to what they are instructed.”
Pool said, in part, in a lengthy statement on X A year ago, a media startup pitched my company to provide content as an independent contractor. Our lawyers negotiated a standard, arms length deal, which was later terminated. We are disturbed by the allegations in today’s indictment, which make clear that myself and other influencers were victims in this alleged scheme. My lawyers will handle anyone who states or suggests otherwise.”
These allegations come as a complete shock to me and the other hosts at TENET Media. I want to be as clear as possible, I was never directed to report on any topic and had complete freedom and control over my reporting at all times. I would never agree to any arrangement where I am not the sole person in charge of the stories I cover and content I create.”
Hansen said, in part, on X We still do not know what is true as these are only allegations,