December 13, 2018
KNOWING YOUR ENEMIES:
Russian operative Maria Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy (Elisha Fieldstadt, Charlie Gile and Rich Schapiro, 12/13/18, NBC News)
In pleading guilty, Butina admitted to working with her Republican operative boyfriend Paul Erickson -- identified in court papers as as "U.S. Person 1" -- at the behest of a Russian official in order "to establish unofficial lines of communication with Americans having power and influence over U.S. politics ... for the benefit of the Russian Federation."
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 13, 2018 5:52 PM