BREAKING: Biden-Harris admin targets Russian outlet RT, will issue sanctions over 2024 ‘election interference’: report

Six people familiar with the matter told CNN that the US will make a series of moves to address the issue, including a public condemnation from the White House and the Department of Justice announcing law enforcement action targeting the Russian campaign.

The sources said RT is viewed by US officials as a key piece of propaganda efforts from the Kremlin. Four of the sources said that the disinformation operation is being done through American and non-American voices. RT, formerly known as Russia Today, was forced to register as a foreign agent by the DOJ in 2017 after US intelligence officials concluded that the outlet had contributed to Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 election.

Also expected to be named Wednesday is the Social Design Agency, which was previously sanctioned by the Treasury Department for allegedly running fake news websites in Europe on behalf of the Russian government, three of the sources told the outlet.

Sources told MSNBC that the actions undertaken by the US will include sanctions by the Treasury Department.

The sources told CNN that the US continues to see Russia as a major influence threat to the election, with the Wednesday announcement marking the most significant response from the Biden-Harris administration yet. Attorney General Merrick Garland will be hosting a meeting of the DOJ’s Election Threats Task Force on Wednesday afternoon. That meeting will be attended by senior law enforcement leaders including FBI Director Christopher Wray.

In July, the DOJ accused an RT employee of being involved in a scheme to spread disinformation about the war in Ukraine and other topics using around 1,000 social media accounts posing as US residents. The Kremlin was accused of financing the scheme, but a Kremlin spokesperson denied the allegation.