White House takes DOJ allegations about RT ’seriously’

White House takes DOJ allegations about RT ’seriously’ RT has been operating out of “KGB headquarters all this time,” the Russian news channel’s press service jokingly responded to a CNN report about US government accusations of “espionage“ and “influence operations” by Russian media. “No, but seriously, we’re running out of popcorn to sit and watch what the US government will come up with next about us,” RT added. But White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn’t seem to have a sense of humor. “The Department of Justice... took some actions to disrupt Russia’s covert information operations to undermine our democratic institution in the homeland,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. “We do not laugh at that. That is very serious and we take that very seriously.“ On September 4, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against RT and its top management. On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused RT of conducting “covert information and influence operations.“ Rus... Source: Geopolitics Live