Alex Jones says he’s under ‘criminal espionage investigation’ for alleged Russian tie
Alex Jones says he’s under ‘criminal espionage investigation’ for alleged Russian ties
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By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times - Wednesday, July 12, 2017
InfoWars host Alex Jones said in a Tuesday broadcast that he’s under “criminal espionage investigation,” as federal authorities look for connections between his popular internet and radio program and Russian actors.
The Federal Election Commission is expected to discuss Thursday whether to investigate if Russia colluded with far-right websites in order to boost President Trump’s 2016 campaign after news reports accused sites including Breitbart and InfoWars of receiving Russian support.
“We are witnessing the greatest witch hunt in U.S. history. The most transparent, the most fraudulent, the most upside-down, the most twisted compendium of fraud that I have ever seen in modern history,” Mr. Jones said at the start of the broadcast.
“I get up this morning and I learn from Ellen L Weintraub, commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, what I already knew from four months ago — I am under criminal espionage investigation by the FBI for taking money from Russians or Russian-owned companies,” Mr. Jonesadded.
A discussion surrounding the agency “response to alleged foreign interference in American elections” is scheduled for this week’s FECmeeting in Washington.
Planning documents first reported by The Washington Examiner on Tuesday indicate Ms. Weintraub indeed will use the event to address recent articles related to Russia’s involvement in last year’s contest — specifically including reports linking Russian agents to websites that touted Mr. Trump’s campaign over his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
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