RUSSIAN SPY WILL PLEAD GUILTY. IMPLICATE NRA & REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ?
experts have said her activities are a reminder of the sophistication of the Russian targeting of the American political system, which successfully pinpointed the NRA and other conservative interest groups as an avenue to mold opinion of Republican elected officials.
Butina and Torshin, a lifetime member of the NRA, struck up friendships with several of the organization’s past presidents and were treated as VIPs when they attended the organization’s annual meetings. They twice hosted NRA members in Moscow, including during a December 2015 visit when Torshin arranged for a group of NRA dignitaries to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The NRA, which spent $30 million to help elect Trump, has not responded to questions about the group’s interactions with Butina and Torshin. A spokesman did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...7e1948d55f4_story.html?utm_term=.780a80829a42
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage
experts have said her activities are a reminder of the sophistication of the Russian targeting of the American political system, which successfully pinpointed the NRA and other conservative interest groups as an avenue to mold opinion of Republican elected officials.
Butina and Torshin, a lifetime member of the NRA, struck up friendships with several of the organization’s past presidents and were treated as VIPs when they attended the organization’s annual meetings. They twice hosted NRA members in Moscow, including during a December 2015 visit when Torshin arranged for a group of NRA dignitaries to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The NRA, which spent $30 million to help elect Trump, has not responded to questions about the group’s interactions with Butina and Torshin. A spokesman did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...7e1948d55f4_story.html?utm_term=.780a80829a42
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/...tion=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage