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Russia, with its horrible record on freedom of the press, demands that US respect fotp.
https://sputniknews.com/search/?query=FeinbergRussia is outraged that the FBI is investigating Sputnik News for propaganda.
They are placing hints that the FBI manipulated Andrew Feinberg into accusing Sputnik News (when he has actually been doing this on his own for months).
And they are ominously claiming that the FBI stole the Sputnik-emails, when it was Feinberg who leaked them to the FBI.
Russia is outraged and describes the investigation of Sputnik News as an attack on the freedom of the press.
Meanwhile in the real world:
https://rsf.org/en/ranking
Freedom of the press ranking:
US ranks 43 out of 180.
Russia ranks 148 out of 180, below such esteemed defenders of human rights like extremist hot-house Pakistan, actual full-blown dictatorship Zimbabwe and slavery-loving Qatar.
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