Russiagate story 'will not die,' journalist Matt Taibbi says: 'How much meat is on the bone?'
The Justice Department is again accusing Russia of attempting to interfere with U.S. elections.
"This Russiagate story will not die," investigative journalist Matt Taibbi said on "The Story," Thursday.
"This story just won't go away. It reminds me of the ‘Friday the 13th’ movies. No matter how many times they killed Jason, he keeps leaping out of Crystal Lake in each sequel. And this is the same thing."
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The Biden administration on Wednesday accused Russia of trying to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election by targeting American voters through state-run media and other online platforms as part of a campaign referred to as "doppelganger."
"There is a criminal case here. It remains to be seen exactly how much meat there is on the bone in the actual case," Taibbi said.
"What Merrick Garland said in the press conference is not the same as what all those commentators you showed said. He said that what this content was supporting was consistent with Russia's interest in amplifying U.S. domestic divisions. That's not the same as saying that they were trying to promote Donald Trump. And when you get down into the nitty-gritty of this story, it's very confusing, actually, as to what really happened and who was supporting whom."
VideoThe DOJon Wednesday announced it is seizing 32 websites it says were linked to the Russian government and used to spread disinformation. The Justice, State and Treasury departments also indicted a pair of employees at Russian state-controlled outlet RT.
The indictment claimed that RT, in a $10 million scheme, had duped US-based influencers into sharing content "deemed favorable to the Russian government" through a