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Lawyers for alleged Russian operative Mariia Butina have entered into negotiations with federal prosecutors, according to a document filed in federal court Friday.
The two sides requested to postpone the next hearing in the case because they are currently "in negotiations regarding a potential resolution of this matter," indicating that they are working towards a plea agreement.
This is a huge development that may very well result in charges of conspiracy against the United States, political campaign money laundering, and other serious felonies. She herself is charged with being a Russian spy, failing to register as a foreign agent, and conspiracy, charges which could put her away for life. She has now flipped, and is providing information on GOP operatives, as well as Russian oligarch Alexander Torschin. Torschin is a member of the NRA, and joined the organization in order to push his own agenda, making it easier to get Kalashnikov weapons into the US market. Torschin is also tied closely to Vladimir Putin himself, and is suspected of funneling millions of dollars of laundered money into the US for use in political campaigns. These crimes are not part of the Mueller investigation, and are not tied directly to Trump, but appears to be a case of Russians doing business in the US the way they routinely do business in Russia, which of course, is highly illegal in the US, and carries serious prison time. It is unfortunate that US citizens were caught up in this scheme, and they are going to pay a heavy price for their greed and lust for power.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/ju...mariia-butina-negotiating-prosecutors-n937206