“Former advisers to Gabbard suggest that her views on Russia and its polarizing leader, Vladimir Putin, have been shaped not by some covert intelligence recruitment as far as they know — but instead by her unorthodox media consumption habits.”
“Three former aides said Gabbard…regularly read and shared articles from the Russian news site RT — formerly known as Russia Today”
“Gabbard continued to circulate articles from RT “long after” she was advised that the outlet was not a credible source of information”
Opinion: Perhaps a calculated move to monitor Russian narratives, or track foreign disinformation campaigns.