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Justice Department asks judge to send Maria Butina back to Russia after her sentencing (link: https://cnn.it/2FGtqOD) cnn.it/2FGtqOD
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Washington (CNN)The Justice Department has formally asked a federal judge to send Maria Butina back to Russia after she is sentenced, which is scheduled for late April.
The court documents filed Friday afternoon in advance of her sentencing acknowledge that she agrees not to return to the US for 10 years.
Butina, a 30-year-old Russian national, was arrested last July for acting as an illegal agent of the Russian government and trying to infiltrate GOP political groups as well as the National Rifle Association. In December, Butina pleaded guilty to one criminal charge of conspiracy and has been cooperating with investigators. She has been incarcerated for the more than eight months since her arrest.
The move to send her back to Russia comes as little surprise. Part of Butina's plea agreement stated that Butina was likely to be deported upon the completion of her sentence.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)The House should subpoena her for testimony here.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)These are the same folks who threw the book at Reality Winner. Curious, innit?
Baltimike
(4,148 posts)Hekate
(90,829 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Ask Julius and Ethel.
Hekate
(90,829 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)can you stand up to protect your land and people against poisoning at Standing Rock and get brutalized or face years in Federal prison but infiltrate organizations with intent to influence our government and get shipped home to a hero's welcome.
Fuck white privilege, this is even better: Russian privilege.
Efilroft Sul
(3,582 posts)Is there already a secret deal in place with Russia that prevents Congress from further questioning her? I mean, she's agreed to not return to the US for 10 years.
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)We used to execute spies and saboteurs so she's getting off pretty easy.
Wouldn't be surprised if Trump quietly pardons her as a "goodwill gesture" to Russia.
Efilroft Sul
(3,582 posts)Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.