DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of Justice launched an investigation into Americans with ties to Russian state media this month in what it says is an attempt to prevent Russia from influencing U.S. elections, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter on Aug. 7 and the home of 2016 Trump campaign adviser Dimitri K. Simes on Aug. 13, according to the Times. Both men have links to Russia’s state television networks, with Ritter working as a contributing writer for Russian global news channel RT and Simes hosting a weekly talk show on Russian broadcaster Channel One.
The investigation is reportedly centered around a law requiring lobbyists to disclose they are operating on behalf of a foreign country as well as violations of economic sanctions against…
