With levels of anti-Russian hysteria in the West reaching fever pitch, one would think the media tends to see Vladimir Putin under every bed these days. As it turns out, Russia’s president isn’t even on their radar any more. Sure, the DNC might be suing Russia, Trump and WikiLeaks, and NPR might be trying to intimidate progressive activists by claiming that appearing on … [Read more...] about Are we done with Russiagate? TIME leaves Putin off ‘100 most influential’ list
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DNC lawsuit against Russia & Trump promises ‘tantalizingly fascinating’ blowback
The Democratic National Committee’s lawsuit against Russia, WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign is spurious and might spectacularly backfire, provided it doesn’t get thrown out of court, legal and media analyst Lionel has told RT. “If a judge does not dismiss this, I will be shocked,” Lionel said, pointing out that the 56-page complaint doesn’t actually name President Donald Trump … [Read more...] about DNC lawsuit against Russia & Trump promises ‘tantalizingly fascinating’ blowback