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Privyet, fellow citizens! We begin with a quick look at recent events following\xa0 Jack Smith\u2019s new superseding indictment in Trump\u2019s January 6th case in DC. Why are Trump\u2019s lawyers saying that Clarence Thomas \u201cdirected\u201d them to file a motion to dismiss? And does DC federal judge Tanya Chutkan even care that this defendant who happens to be charged with four counts of trying to overturn an election is running for President at all?\xa0

Then in our main story: In an indictment filed this week, the Department of Justice has charged two Russian state media operatives with funding an officially unnamed production company which is allegedly (but also definitely) Tenet Media, the home of mediocre anti-woke crusaders like Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, and Lauren Southern (among others). Thomas takes us through some of the most entertaining facts alleged in the indictment, including an extremely real investor who is definitely\xa0in Paris and not Moscow, the Tucker Carlson Russian propaganda video which was a little too much even for Tenet\u2019s producers, and why anyone (including Tim Pool) could have ever believed that Tim Pool could have possibly been worth $100,000 an episode. Matt then breaks down some of the history of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and how this indictment sets a new standard for its enforcement in the 21st century--and what (and who) might be next.

• DOJ indictment of Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva\xa0(9/4/24)

• FARA on Facebook, Joshua Fattel, NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy (2019)

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