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Podcaster Tim Pool was one of six conservative influencers featured by Tenet Media, a Tennessee-based company that was secretly funded by Russian state media employees, according to a criminal indictment filed in September.
The indictment charged two Russian media executives with allegedly funneling $10 million to Tenet, whose personalities were paid to “amplify domestic divisions in the United States” by parroting Kremlin talking points on immigration, inflation and foreign policy, according to the Department of Justice.
Pool earned $100,000 per episode for a weekly show he hosted, the Washington Post reported, and made major real estate purchases in West Virginia the same month Tenet launched.
Although the indictment only referred to “Company 1,” media outlets were able to identify Tenet and the individual influencers based on the detailed allegations.
The company’s founders allegedly knew the company was backed by Russian money, but Pool and the other influencers—who included Benny Johnson and Dave Rubin—were “unwitting” figures, according to officials.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-pool-was-paid-by-russia-but-will-joins-white-house-press-pool/
https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential-election-influencers-trump-999435273dd39edf7468c6aa34fad5dd
1. Tim Pool's "Timecast" has just been added to Trump's White House press corps.
2. Trump is actively dismantling the DoJ's ability to investigate and prosecute cases such as foreign election interference.
3. Russia, No. Korea, and Belarus are not on Trump's tariff list.
There cannot be any serious doubt that Trump is Putin's poodle.