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INBOX: "RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHARGED IN CONSPIRACY TO ACT AS AN AGENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITHIN THE UNITED STATES"
if you need background on maria butina while i write my story, @timkmak has done pretty good reporting on her: thedailybeast.com/the-kremlin-an…
& you should also read this thread by @ScottMStedman on butina/the NRA/etc
“these lines could be used by the Russian Federation to penetrate the U.S. national decision-making apparatus to advance the agenda of the Russian Federation” washingtonexaminer.com/news/russian-n…
here’s a lengthy statement from maria butina's attorney, and it is interesting to note he says butina is willing to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller, but his office “has no expressed interest.”
today’s indictment of maria butina was not by robert mueller’s team, but i think you could make a strong argument that this is the most significant russia-related indictment so far.

MORE HERE: washingtonexaminer.com/news/russian-n…
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Russian National Charged in Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Federation Within the United States
justice.gov/opa/pr/russian…
DOJ Charges Russian National Maria Butina With Acting As Foreign Agent
huffingtonpost.com/entry/doj-char…
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A criminal complaint was *unsealed today* in the District of Columbia charging a Russian national with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General. justice.gov/opa/pr/russian…
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