How Russia’s RT went from a cable news clone to covert operator

“They are engaged in covert influence activities aimed at undermining American elections and democracies, functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference this month.

That includes a scheme to funnel nearly $10 million to pro-Trump American influencers, over which the Justice Department recently indicted two RT employees.