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turbinetree

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Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:04 PM Aug 2018

Taking Notes From Papadopolous: Butina Bragged She Was A Spy When Drunk

By Nicole Lafond | August 3, 2018 11:50 am

Alleged Russian spy Mariia Butina talked openly about her contacts with Russian intelligence officials when she got drunk, CNN reported Thursday.

According to people who knew her at American University where she attended graduate school, on at least two occasions Butina bragged about her Russian government connections after she had imbibed and even said the Russian government was connected to her Moscow gun rights group. According to CNN, classmates were unnerved by her comments and reported her to law enforcement twice.

Other classmates told CNN that in classes she was a constant defender of Vladimir Putin and claimed that she was a middleman between President Trump’s campaign and the Russian government.

Butina’s drunken admissions parallel those of George Papadopolous, a former Trump campaign official who spilled secrets to Australia’s top diplomat about Russia having dirt on Hillary Clinton while inebriated at a wine bar in Britain. That drunk conversation was what launched the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Butina was arrested in July after the FBI raided her apartment and was charged with conspiracy and acting as an agent of Russia. She allegedly spent years attempting to infiltrate the National Rifle Association and fostering relationships with high-level conservatives.

She’s pled not guilty to the charges, which her lawyer says are completely unfounded.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/butina-bragged-spy-drunk

Don't they go to a comrade spy school and in the first lesson they say , don't get drunk and admit your a fucking Russian spy..............

And for the students that called in on this spy......................

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Taking Notes From Papadopolous: Butina Bragged She Was A Spy When Drunk (Original Post) turbinetree Aug 2018 OP
Apparently she's not a very good spy. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1
Uh-oh. Looks like her buttina is in a heap o' trouble. lagomorph777 Aug 2018 #2
Man I'm glad I'm trying to stay sober TEB Aug 2018 #3

TEB

(12,861 posts)
3. Man I'm glad I'm trying to stay sober
Fri Aug 3, 2018, 12:10 PM
Aug 2018
who knows what I’d admit to or have admitted to under influence.
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