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Russia is known for this sort of thing. BTW, she appears in court today.
Hey Freepers: This is HUGH!
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Anon-C
(3,430 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...especially ones with lurid, perhaps illegal overtones (Lolita). There's been whispering for years that tRump* had a taste for "the young stuff."
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)that she had many, many 'interesting' connections. Lot of photos. Seems that any of those connections could lead to interesting developments. Doubt that she could be released on bail anytime soon.
Raster
(20,998 posts)... her cover has been blown. The Kremlin would strongly prefer that she not be caught up in the American justice system.
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...At least I would hope so.
snowybirdie
(5,227 posts)she had "dinner" with Don Jr. Just before the meeting with the Russians.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...to infiltrate and ingratiate herself among high-end Republicans and their causes and organization (NRA!). Butina IS. A. SPY. Plain and simple, and yes, I would STRONGLY SUSPECT that she may have used her body and sexuality to accomplish her missions.
BUTINA. IS. A. SPY., and was sent to the US SPECIFICALLY to interface with the Washington Republican power structure.
Did Butina use her sexuality to lure in Republican men? Does David Vitter wear a diaper?
Grotesque Old Perverts
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...acting like they are in jeopardy?
Payoffs and/or blackmail. And some, probably both. The Russians SPECIALIZE in this kind of crap. KBG/FSB freely admitted that "honeypot traps" were a substantial part of their counterintelligence portfolio.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)Putin* was the head of the KGB in East Germany before the Berlin Wall came down, and specialized in recruiting AND HANDLING compromised "Assets" from the West. Putin* was also the chief liaison between the KGB and the Stassi, and was one of the men responsible for destroying all of the Stassi files and documents as the Wall was coming down.
Whatever it's called, IT. IS. STILL. THE. KGB. And once a KGB thug, ALWAYS A KGB THUG!
rainin
(3,011 posts)Of course! She is a "Red Sparrow". I can't wait to learn who she lured. BTW, the movie is a MUST SEE!
Mrs. Overall
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Devlin Barrett
In new court filing, feds say they believe Maria Butina has been in contact with Russian intel officers, and "offered an individual other than (her boyfriend) sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization."
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)dalton99a
(81,486 posts)Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)... arrange a tryst indirectly, but it's unlikely she would be involved in it herself. Too much investment in her placement to risk a sex scandal mucking it up.
She's certainly a flight risk - despite her lawyer's claims at the hearing Monday that she's not because she has known she was a target of an investigation for almost a year and hasn't run. She's a defendant now. Very different.
But that raises an astounding point to me. Meuller and the other investigative and prosecution offices involved are unbelievably sound proof. In this day of leaks everywhere, how in the Hell did this stay unrevealed for so long? Impressive.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)You got bingo, sex trap confirmation in another thread.