Dem Sen. Murphy: DoJ Indictment Shows How ‘Deeply Integrated Russia Is with the MAGA Media Environment’

GEIST Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Democratic member of the ░░░░░░░░ Relations Committee Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ of Connecticut Senator it ░░░░░░░░ good to have you ░░░░░░░░ us this morning A ░░░░░░░░ to talk to you ░░░░░░░░ but let s start ░░░░░░░░ here What is your ░░░░░░░░ to what you read ░░░░░░░░ those more than 30 ░░░░░░░░ of the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ laying out chapter and ░░░░░░░░ how a state media ░░░░░░░░ in Russia therefore the ░░░░░░░░ government funneled money to ░░░░░░░░ influencers to spout their ░░░░░░░░ here in the U ░░░░░░░░ MURPHY This is a ░░░░░░░░ indictment and it really ░░░░░░░░ potentially how deeply integrated ░░░░░░░░ is with the MAGA ░░░░░░░░ environment This company that ░░░░░░░░ described in Tennessee as ░░░░░░░░ pretty well known MAGA ░░░░░░░░ company it has on ░░░░░░░░ payroll many of the ░░░░░░░░ pro Trump voices in ░░░░░░░░ country and they were ░░░░░░░░ conspiring with Russia using ░░░░░░░░ of dollars to put ░░░░░░░░ online and to pay ░░░░░░░░ number of pro Trump ░░░░░░░░ that you know have ░░░░░░░░ pushing an anti Harris ░░░░░░░░ pro Russia narrative for ░░░░░░░░ So unfortunately this may ░░░░░░░░ the tip of the ░░░░░░░░ It is possible that ░░░░░░░░ are many other mainstream ░░░░░░░░ websites that are in ░░░░░░░░ pocket of the Russian ░░░░░░░░ and I m glad ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department is ░░░░░░░░ top of this I ░░░░░░░░ glad that the notice ░░░░░░░░ now out to any ░░░░░░░░ MAGA media companies that ░░░░░░░░ be taking Russian money ░░░░░░░░ this is not going ░░░░░░░░ be permitted and that ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ accountable if you re ░░░░░░░░ business with Vladimir Putin.”