The central message here — now that Putin today said it was ISIS-K (confirmed by CIA)… is that we shouldn’t — and can’t — trust Russian accounts.

I agree the men in court today were tortured; there is video of it.

And CIA is likely correct: they are ISIS affiliated.

But beyond that, Hinderaker (in a quest to look smart) is only carrying Russian water.

As with the early days of fighting in Ukraine… the main question is whether Hinderaker is even aware that he’s helping Putin.

I doubt Putin pays any of these hard right US chuckleheads… but you never know.

The goal may be to foment dissent about the rule of law, in the US — Putin turning lemons (the attack in Moscow) into lemonade.

And Hinderaker is… chuckling along, helping him.