Neither of those was acting as though they weren't pushing foreign influence directly in the united states. If they were, the DOJ would likely also ask them to

Neither of those was acting as though they weren't pushing foreign influence directly in the united states. If they were, the DOJ would likely also ask them to fill out FARA[1] paperwork, just as they've asked RT[2] and Sputnik. Your comparison doesn't quite work apples to apples in any regard. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Ac... [2] http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/350226-russian-network-rt-must-register-as-foreign-agent-in http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/3...