.@politico exposed some of Derkach’s election meddling efforts in July. @NatashaBertrand @kyledcheney and I revealed that he sent packets of Biden dirt to top Trump allies on Capitol Hill.
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This is a seismic development. The president and his top officials have said China is the bigger threat to the election, but that’s not what lawmakers have been told; and now, Treasury has sanctioned a key Russian involved in that influence campaign.
Schiff says Derkach was “peddling this false information to Congress,” as we reported in July.
NEW: Derkach responds to the sanctions on Facebook (translated via FB’s translation service). It’s largely a rambling message that accuses the U.S. of seeking “revenge” against him for his efforts to reveal “new schemes of international corruption.”
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Schumer out with a new statement that reads in part: “Senate Republicans should be very careful about Russian agents like Derkach and his reported efforts to launder disinformation through Congress to interfere in our elections.”
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