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Media start-up from Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin was secret Russian influence campaign, indictment alleges

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The Department of Justice charged two employees of Russia Today with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act ( FARA ) Indictment says they participated in “a $10 million scheme to create and distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging” Tenet Media isn’t listed in the indictment, but context clues reveal it is most likely the company behind the alleged scheme.

The indictment claims the personalities on Tenet were not aware of the backgrounds and intentions of the two Russians .

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