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kpete

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Tue Jul 24, 2018, 07:47 AM Jul 2018

Butina & a Russian handler by the name of Torshin met briefly with Donald Trump Jr. in Louisville...

Maria Butina, arrested and accused by the U.S. government of being a Russian spy who tried to influence American politicians, was a last-minute speaker at a 2016 fundraising dinner in Louisville that included Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton as guests.

Butina, identified as the chairwoman of the "Russian NRA," was a guest speaker at the Heroes for Freedom and Liberty Dinner at the Mellwood Arts Center in Louisville on May 19, 2016.

It was the week of the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Louisville. At that gathering, Butina and a Russian handler by the name of Alexandr Torshin met briefly with Donald Trump Jr. in Louisville.



MORE:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/07/23/accused-russian-spy-maria-butina-louisville-nra-week-dinner/817864002
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/23/1783001/-Hey-Maria-Butina-Was-at-NRA-Convention-in-Louisville-in-2016-Guess-Who-Met-with-Her

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