Washington (CNN) – The US government charged a Russian national with being a spy for the Russian government in the US and developing relationships “with US persons and infiltrating organizations having influence in American politics.”
Maria Butina, who was involved with a Russian gun group that the National Rifle Association was supportive of, was arrested on Sunday and appeared in court in Washington, DC to Monday, according to the Justice Department.
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Maria Butina, who was involved with a Russian gun group that the NRA was supportive of, was arrested Sunday and charged with being a spy for the Russian government https://t.co/mpLnNdBb9T pic.twitter.com/kCp84OlZYe
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 16, 2018
JUST IN: Russian national Mariia Butina charged "in conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States," DOJ says. pic.twitter.com/py6gl17KTM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 16, 2018
Espionage arrest time!
Seems Trump spoke a bit too soon in Helsinki, eh?
Very, very bad day for @NRA https://t.co/tNwdQwJLb1
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 16, 2018
In April, I exclusively reported that the Kremlin discussed support for Maria Butina as she visited NRA headquarters in 2014. Today, the DOJ confirms she is a Russian government spy. https://t.co/EbFcoNKLVL
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) July 16, 2018
Butina has relationships with all of the following: David Keene, Sheriff Clarke, NRA President Pete Brownell, and others. She is a Russian spy.
— Scott Stedman (@ScottMStedman) July 16, 2018
Look at this affidavit. WOW. https://t.co/TCkcoIuab6 pic.twitter.com/PQQ1PkVJ1d
— Felt (@MrFelt_) July 16, 2018
Holy crap, this about the GOP/RNC too. LOL @GOP @HouseGOP pic.twitter.com/F3aoGX4h02
— Felt (@MrFelt_) July 16, 2018
In case you wondered why the GOP & RNC aren't exactly jumping at the chance to admit that Trump's in bed with the Kremlin….https://t.co/cKlUIf5OLl
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 16, 2018
Here's video we previously uncovered of Trump speaking in 2015 to now indicted Russian national Maria Butina—and telling her that he'd likely drop sanctions against Putin https://t.co/6nJ0YjFGkw
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) July 16, 2018
You know what decent, patriotic pols & lobbyists do when they're approached by a smooth-talking Russian offering cooperation and nebulous Kremlin "help"?
Call the FBI. At once.
If you don't, you expose yourself to the predicament the NRA, GOP & RNC are in right now over Butina.
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 16, 2018
Mueller knows everything.
Thanks to the IC.
I repeat: Mueller. Knows. Everything.
How many times do @TheRickWilson & I gotta tell y'all this?
And btw … He's coming.
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 16, 2018
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