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发帖数: 61690 | 1 Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) announced Tuesday that she is introducing
legislation to bolster the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ability to
investigate RT America, part of the Kremlin-backed news network RT.
"We have good reason to believe that RT News is coordinating with the
Russian government to spread misinformation and undermine our democratic
process,” Shaheen said in a statement.
She said her legislation "provides the authority needed to request
documentation of RT News and find out who they’re accountable to.”
Shaheen's legislation would allow the attorney general to request documents
from RT America if the DOJ believes the organization, or an individual
employee, is violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
The law requires that any individual working in a "political or quasi-
political capacity" for a foreign government disclose the nature of their
relationship. If passed, Shaheen's legislation would broaden the DOJ's
ability to investigate any financial ties between the news organization and
Moscow.
“The American public has a right to know if this is the case. RT News has
made public statements boasting that it can dodge our laws with shell
corporations, and it’s time for the Department of Justice to investigate,"
Shaheen said.
Shaheen pointed to a director of national intelligence report that called RT
America a "Kremlin-financed channel."
"The rapid expansion of RT's operations and budget and recent candid
statements by RT's leadership point to the channel's importance to the
Kremlin as a messaging tool and indicate a Kremlin- directed campaign to
undermine faith in the US Government and fuel political protest," the report
added.
Shaheen's legislation comes as the House and Senate Intelligence committees
probe Russia's meddling in the presidential election, including any contact
between President Trump's team and Russia. | i**********k
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