they said unequivocally that mikhail lesin did not drink and fall to himself to death.was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat. he was beaten to death there isn't a single person inside the bureau who believes this guy got drunk, fell down and died. everybody thinks he was whack and that putin or the kremlin were behind it. which is news. but it still left open the question of why he got whacked in the first place, and whether this would ever be solved as a murder. those fbi agents had an answer for that, too. quote, it was the department of justice that paid for the hotel room where lesin died. d.o.j. officials invited him to washington to interview him about the workings about rt. but lesin never made it to the interview. he died the night before it was scheduled to take place. so these anonymous fbi agents coming to buzzfeed and telling them that hours before mikhail lesin was scheduled to talk to u.s. investigators, he was murdered in his d.c. hotel room that report from buzzfeed news for obvious reasons went off like a rocket last year when they opened it. opene

in 2014, mikhail lesin quit and did it suddenly and unexpectedly.there were reports he would be investigated in the united states for possible money laundering. by some accounts he went into hiding and had a falling out with people close to putin reportedly fearing for his life, he contacted the fbi and told them he was ready to cooperate in the money laundering case if they could keep him safe. during that time, his whereabouts were a mystery until he turned up dead in a hotel room in washington d.c. with an appointment to go to the justice department the very next day. hold that thought. >> vo: they want more out of life in every way. so they're starting this year's garden with miracle-gro potting mix and plant food. together, they produce three times the harvest to enjoy... and of course, to share. this soil is fresh from the forest and patiently aged to guarantee more of what matters... every time. three times the harvest. one powerful guarantee. miracle-gro. you wouldn't accept from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase r