Russian Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin seemingly admits to election interference since 2016?

[irifebeck]

Extract from CNN:

Prigozhin said that Russia has interfered, is interfering and will continue to interfere in the US democratic process, in response to a journalist’s question about Russia potentially meddling in US congressional elections on Tuesday.

“I will answer you very subtly, and delicately and I apologize, I will allow a certain ambiguity. Gentlemen, we interfered, we interfere and we will interfere,” Prigozhin said.

Prigozhin has no post in the Russian government, but his statement appeared to be the first admission of a high-level Russian campaign to interfere in US elections from someone close to the Kremlin.

Prigozhin is reportedly one of Putin’s trusted confidants – so close that the Russian press dubbed him the “chef” to the Russian President after he began catering events for the Kremlin. Prigozhin subsequently won lucrative catering contracts for schools and Russia’s armed forces, and by 2010 he was a Kremlin insider with a growing commercial empire.

The Kremlin has been accused of interfering in US elections since at least 2016, when Russia-linked hackers successfully hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. Those documents were released during the homestretch of the campaign to embarrass the Democratic nominee.

US officials and prosecutors warned of similar hacking attempts and disinformation campaigns by Russia ahead of the 2020 presidential elections and Tuesday’s contest. Private researchers said Thursday that suspected Russian operatives have used far-right media platforms to denigrate Democratic candidates in Georgia, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

US officials appeared unsurprised by Prigozhin’s admission of election interference.

[Metallsturm]

Why only since 2016? We've been doing it for far longer, don't demote our achievements 😒

As for statement, I'd like to expand a bit of what he fully said:
"I will answer you very subtly, delicately and, I beg your pardon, I will allow a certain ambiguity. Gentlemen, we interfered, we interfere and we will interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way, as we know how. During our pinpoint operations, we will remove both kidneys and liver at once".

If someone doesn't get the point, well... 🤷‍♂️

Besides, US has been interfering in elections all over the world, so why the hysteria? Just some healthy competition 🤷‍♂️

[BazookaTrouper]

I find your candor refreshing after sifting through all the astroturfers and their useful idiots.

[NamerOfStars]

Words are kind of hollow without any corroborating evidence. I could admit to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping; that wouldn't make it true. And it goes back much further than 2016; Republicans were complaining about the Russians meddling with our elections at least as far back as 1992.

[Anonymous]

What is the big deal. The US does it all the time, in fact prior to 2016 hillary clinton interfered with Russian elections. Remember chinagate where on two separate occasions the Chinese government interfered in us elections on behalf of the clintons.

The US government has been interfering in the elections and governments of other sovereign nations since 1945.

[Anonymous]

Remember when CNN told you that Jussie Smollet got assaulted by two White supremacists who were going to lynch him?

[joeldalton]

I'm more concerned with the US government and tech companies interfering with elections.

[Anonymous]

The U. S. has been meddling in foreign elections for years.

[Anonymous]

I don't trust CNN.

[irifebeck]

CNN is not the only news source to report on this.

[Opinion Owner]

Could be made up. Could be fake news. Would not surprise me that leftists do that. I'm sure as heck not trusting the people who claimed burning and looting were "fiery but mostly peaceful protest"

[irifebeck]

Oh... You're one of those people...

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah, I'm one of those people who who know better than trusting news from the people who brought you "Fiery but mostly peaceful" I take it that protest would still be just a mostly peaceful protest if it was done by right leaning people, right? For the sake of equality?