After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], RT's structure and financing as a state-sponsored broadcasting agency was modeled on the [[BBC]] and [[PBS]]. It's editorial viewpoint is [[multipolar]].
After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], RT's structure and financing as a state-sponsored broadcasting agency was modeled on the [[BBC]] and [[PBS]]. It's editorial viewpoint is [[multipolar]].
−
On January 4, 2017 the U.S. [[Office of National Intelligence]] issued a report written by Obama [[CIA]] director and [[Trump-Russia hoax]]er [[John Brennan]] entitled, ''Joint Analysis Report: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”''<ref>The declassified version is "[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf Background to “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”: The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution]"</ref> containing a bunch old de-classified criticisms of RT along with two pages of the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[2016 Hillary Clinton caqmpaign|Hillary Clinton campaign's]] ''[[Steele dossier]]'' as part of the [[U.S. intelligene community]]'s illegal spying on the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump campaign]] and [[cover-up]] of the federal government's criminal activity.
+
On January 4, 2017 the [[DNI|U.S. Office of National Intelligence]] issued a report written by Obama [[CIA]] director and [[Trump-Russia hoax]]er [[John Brennan]] and [[FBI]] agent [[Peter Strzok]] entitled, ''Joint Analysis Report: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”''<ref>The declassified version is "[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf Background to “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”: The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution]"</ref> containing a bunch outdated de-classified criticism of RT along with two pages of the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign's]] ''[[Steele dossier]]''. The publication and distribution, attempting to link President0elect [[Donald Trump]] to Russia was the start of the [[U.S. intelligence community]]'s efforts to [[cover-up]] the [[Obama administration]]'s illegal spying on the [[2016 Trump campaign|Trump campaign]] and [[criminal]] interference in the [[2016 United States Presidential election]].