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Maria Butina charged with “Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of a Foreign Government”
Charges include exploiting “personal connections with U.S. persons having influence in American politics”
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justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Maria Butina charged with “Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of a Foreign Government”
Charges include exploiting “personal connections with U.S. persons having influence in American politics”
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justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Maria Butina has OPENLY bragged about being involved in communications between the Trump team and Russia.
@timkmak wrote up this piece on her last year:
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thedailybeast.com/the-kremlin-an…
@timkmak wrote up this piece on her last year:
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thedailybeast.com/the-kremlin-an…
Maria Butina and her mentor, Alexander Torshin, served as nodal points of connection among the @NRA, the Kremlin, and the Trump administration.
@markfollman and Denise Clifton wrote this #MUSTREAD piece and brought ALL the receipts earlier this year:
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motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
@markfollman and Denise Clifton wrote this #MUSTREAD piece and brought ALL the receipts earlier this year:
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motherjones.com/politics/2018/…
This affidavit by the FBI counterintelligence operative who collected intel on Maria Butina is a beautiful thing to read:
justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
(Never in my life did I imagine saying something like that, btw.)
It appears to connect the NRA with the conspiracy DIRECTLY:
justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
(Never in my life did I imagine saying something like that, btw.)
It appears to connect the NRA with the conspiracy DIRECTLY:
(Okay, I’m so excited I’ve lost feeling in my hands which means I’m probably hyperventilating, lol. I’m going to get up and walk around and breathe for a few minutes and then come back to keep reading and analyzing this beautiful affidavit. Hold on 💜)
The affidavit cites a co-conspirator (pic 1): justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
It says the “RUSSIAN OFFICIAL” was specifically named by the U.S. Treasury Dept as subject to sanctions (pic 2).
Alexander Torshin WAS one of the named sanctioned Russians (pic 3): home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
It says the “RUSSIAN OFFICIAL” was specifically named by the U.S. Treasury Dept as subject to sanctions (pic 2).
Alexander Torshin WAS one of the named sanctioned Russians (pic 3): home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
Re Maria Batina affidavit:
"RUSSIAN OFFICIAL"
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ALEXANDER TORSHIN
"RUSSIAN OFFICIAL"
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ALEXANDER TORSHIN
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