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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRenato Mariotti: the facts proving Maria Butina's guilt are shocking
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1/ Today Russian spy Maria Butina pleaded guilty to conspiring to secretly work as a Russian agent within the United States. As part of her plea, Butina and federal prosecutors agreed on the facts that proved her guilt, and they are shocking.
2/ Butina pleaded guilty to working with "U.S. Person 1" (her former paramour, GOP operative Paul Erickson) to secretly act as a Russian agent at the direction of "Russian Official," which @CNN has identified as Alexander Torshin.
3/ Butina admitted that she drafted a proposal in Russian called "Description of the Diplomacy Project" that suggested Russia could use "unofficial channels of communication" to build relations with Political Party #1 (the Republican Party).
4/ In the proposal, she pointed to her attendance at conferences organized by "Gun Rights Organization" (the National Rifle Association or @NRA), which she told the Russian government had influence over the Republican Party.
2/ Butina pleaded guilty to working with "U.S. Person 1" (her former paramour, GOP operative Paul Erickson) to secretly act as a Russian agent at the direction of "Russian Official," which @CNN has identified as Alexander Torshin.
3/ Butina admitted that she drafted a proposal in Russian called "Description of the Diplomacy Project" that suggested Russia could use "unofficial channels of communication" to build relations with Political Party #1 (the Republican Party).
4/ In the proposal, she pointed to her attendance at conferences organized by "Gun Rights Organization" (the National Rifle Association or @NRA), which she told the Russian government had influence over the Republican Party.
22/ Even if they didn't act as Russian agents, it is important for the United States to know whether the Russian government can blackmail any powerful American. Securing Erickson's testimony is the logical next step for prosecutors. The big question: Where does he lead them? /end
MUCH MORE AT LINK ABOVE.
Here's the court filing:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/document-maria-butina-plea-agreement
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Renato Mariotti: the facts proving Maria Butina's guilt are shocking (Original Post)
pnwmom
Dec 2018
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Jarqui
(10,130 posts)1. Good post. Make sure to read the whole thread at the link nt
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)2. K and R for later reading
volstork
(5,403 posts)3. This is absolutely explosive.
Treason, treason, treason. Only Mueller can say at this point how deep it goes.
pecosbob
(7,543 posts)4. When will Erickson be charged?