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Post by onelasttime on Nov 7, 2022 16:28:52 GMT
Not only did this guy with ties to Putin admit Russia meddled in the 2016 election but says they will continue to do it.
Why all of a sudden is he admitting this now?
From AP..
“Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections”
By The Associated Press
Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as “Putin’s chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin, on Monday admitted he had interfered in U.S. elections and said he would continue to do so — for the first time confirming the accusations he has been rejecting for years.
“We have interfered, are interfering and will continue to interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way,” Prigozhin said in remarks posted by his spokespeople on social media.
Prigozhin, a dozen other Russian nationals and three Russian companies were charged with operating a covert social media campaign aimed at fomenting discord and dividing American public opinion ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
They were indicted in 2018 as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference.
The Justice Department in 2020 moved to dismiss charges against two of the indicted firms, Concord Management and Consulting LLC and Concord Catering, saying they had concluded that a trial against a corporate defendant with no presence in the United States and no prospect of meaningful punishment even if convicted would likely expose sensitive law enforcement tools and techniques.
Prigozhin had denied involvement in election interference until now.
He also previously denied ties to the Wagner mercenary force, but in September admitted to founding and financing it in 2014 and started speaking openly about its involvement in the war in Ukraine.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Nov 7, 2022 16:36:15 GMT
Surprise, surprise.
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Post by mom on Nov 7, 2022 17:17:31 GMT
While I dont doubt this is true --- I take it with a grain of salt, especially if the person saying it has ties to Putin.
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Post by leftturnonly on Nov 7, 2022 17:18:22 GMT
Why all of a sudden is he admitting this now? Election day's tomorrow and the country is right now looking at a red tidal wave?
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Post by onelasttime on Nov 7, 2022 17:25:08 GMT
It’s not in Putin’s best interest to stop folks from voting for Republicans. Which could happen if they believe they are being targeted with misinformation so they would vote for a Republican over a Democrat.
Because Republican members of Congress have said if they get the majority no more aid to Ukraine. Which helps Putin.
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Post by inkedup on Nov 7, 2022 17:29:13 GMT
Why all of a sudden is he admitting this now? Election day's tomorrow and the country is right now looking at a red tidal wave? It must be exhausting to perceive oppression at every angle while simultaneously ignoring the actual oppression of others.
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Post by Merge on Nov 7, 2022 17:45:46 GMT
Election day's tomorrow and the country is right now looking at a red tidal wave? It must be exhausting to perceive oppression at every angle while simultaneously ignoring the actual oppression of others. Makes it pretty clear how Hitler came to power.
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