Media Trainwreck: Yeah, About That Picture Of The Alleged Russian Spy In The Oval Office...It's Not Her
Matt Vespa
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Posted: Jul 18, 2018 1:38 PM
This week, Maria Butina was arrested for being an alleged spy for Russia. If you didn’t know her name, you sure will now given the Russiagate absurdity that’s engulfed the news media (via WaPo):
The Russian woman arrested on charges of being a foreign agent had ties to Russian intelligence operatives and was in contact with them while in the United States, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Maria Butina, 29, also had an ongoing relationship with a Republican operative, strictly for business purposes according to prosecutors, and offered another individual “sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization.â€
In a new court filing, prosecutors said Butina, who has connections with wealthy business executives linked to the Putin administration, appeared to have plans to flee the United States.
Butina was arrested on a criminal complaint Sunday, and federal authorities indicted her Tuesday for conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and failing to register as an agent of a foreign government. She is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday afternoon on whether to release her from jail before trial, and prosecutors filed a motion this morning outlining why she should be held without bond.So, of course, collusion fever reached unhealthy levels again yesterday. There was a picture of a woman with red hair—Butina is a redhead—in the Oval Office with President Trump. Great Odin’s raven! But it’s not her. It’s an NSC staffer with red hair. Regardless, the initial tweet went viral (via Mediaite):
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