Thread by @lauferlaw

Excellent analysis by @LouiseMensch on who is the mystery sovereign financial institution subject to the Mueller grand jury subpoena. Buried in this well done article is an interesting tidbit on Maria Butina’s prosecution. If you recall, she and @torshin_ru aka Putin’s banker /1

https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/1091839235940892672

are ‘allegedly’ conduits for Russian oligarch money into the @NRA of which money which may have magically found its way into @GOP coffers. This seems to have been one of the Quid Pro Quo avenues for sanction relief Putin so desperately sought. Her prosecution was handed off /2

to the USA for DC - National Security Division. Now why would Mueller band off such a seemingly high profile Trump-Russia prosecution to another office? Probably b/c he has bigger fish to fry and it’s not high enough on his target list. Also, recall that Spain is seeking /3

to prosecute @torshin_ru for potential financial crimes and their lead prosecutor specifically mentioned @DonaldJTrumpJr has various issues to be concerned with. Food for thought. /end