This FBI affidavit describes Maria Butina’s efforts on behalf of a Russian govt official to influence American politicians through coordination with a domestic gun rights organization, presumably the NRA. justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
U.S. Person 2 will probably want to get a lawyer. 
U.S. Person 1 will probably want to get several lawyers and a priest.
Using context from the affidavit, here’s what this person actually committed to writing in October 2016:
“I’ve been involved in securing a VERY private line of communication between the Kremlin and key Republican leaders through, of all conduits, the NRA.”
“I’ve been involved in securing a VERY private line of communication between the Kremlin and key Republican leaders through, of all conduits, the NRA.”
“American society is broken in relation to Russia. This is now the dividing line of opinions, the crucial one in the election race. Republicans are for us, Democrats - against - 50/50. Our move here is very important.” -Maria Butina, October 5, 2016
“They are coming [to the 2017 National Prayer Breakfast] to establish a back channel of communication...”
DOJ putting this out this afternoon seems like no accident.
“My dearest President has received ‘the message’ about your group initiatives and your constructive and kind attention to the Russians.” -Butina just super casually bringing Putin into the mix
Ok, who wants to irresponsibly guess who US Persons 1 and 2 are?
Rick Clay and Johnny Yenason have been mentioned in connection with Butina and Torshin before—they passed the message to Rick Dearborn at the Trump campaign seeking to broker a meeting between Torshin and Trump as a preface to a Putin/Trump meeting later. nytimes.com/2017/11/17/us/…
