The government is withholding information so today BuzzFeed News has filed a lawsuit to pry the records loose.
In another previously unreported revelation, the two FBI agents said it was the Department of Justice that paid for the hotel room where Lesin died.
Altogether, 18 current and former intelligence, law enforcement, and other federal officials told BuzzFeed News that they question the official story of how Lesin died.
The FBI, which assisted with the investigation, and the Department of Justice declined to comment.
Lesin, the son of a military construction worker, rose to become one of Russia’s most powerful and influential media officials.
Contact Tom Warren at [email protected]. Jane Bradley is an investigations correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.
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