Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina spent Thanksgiving at Mark Sanford's farm

[mystery-ak]

Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina spent Thanksgiving at Mark Sanford's farm
by Kimberly Leonard
 | July 21, 2018 10:17 AM



Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina spent last Thanksgiving at the farm of Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C.

In 2017, Butina attended a barbecue at the farm, known as Coosaw Plantation, along with her boyfriend, Paul Erickson, and 300 other guests, according to the Post and Courier.

Sanford has been friends with Erickson, a Republican operative, for more than three decades, dating back to their time as classmates at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

"We always have a big crowd at our farm for Thanksgiving, sort of a family-plus event, and so I invited him to come down," Sanford told CNN. "He brought his girlfriend."

Sanford described his interactions with Butina as "pleasant" and that she had told him she planned to start a National Rifle Association equivalent in Russia.

"It's the girlfriend of a guy I've known for 30 years," he said. "She seemed nice enough."

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[dfwgator]

Sounds like Marky Mark found a new "soulmate".   Wonder if he took a walk with her on the Appalachian Trail?

[endicom]

This may be interesting in terms of how she operates but is otherwise null. It says nothing about Sanford and probably nothing about Erickson other than that he was too easily had.