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deminks

(11,014 posts)
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:42 PM Jul 2018

Maria Butina was at Donnie's inaugural.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-trumps-inaugural-festivities-members-of-russias-elite-anticipated-a-thaw-between-moscow-and-washington/2018/01/20/0d767f46-fb9f-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html?utm_term=.cf8594f75fd1

(snip)

Some of the Russian attendees at inaugural events already had interacted with people in Trump's orbit during the 2016 campaign.

Among them: Maria Butina, a Russian gun rights activist and assistant to Alexander Torshin, a former Russian senator who had brokered ties with top National Rifle Association officials.

(snip)

Butina was also part of a group that unsuccessfully sought a meeting with the campaign in May 2016 to discuss the persecution of Christians around the world, according to an American involved in the effort.

During Trump's inauguration, Butina made an appearance at one of the balls, according to a person familiar with her attendance. She did not respond to requests for comment.

(end snip)

Now sitting in jail until her trial for being a Russian agent.

"a meeting about the persecution of Christians around the world." Sounds like a meeting about adoption of Russian children.
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Maria Butina was at Donnie's inaugural. (Original Post) deminks Jul 2018 OP
Take away all the Russians..... dawnie51 Jul 2018 #1
K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #2
n.b Ivanka's Guest Mrs Abramovitch, wife of one of Putin's closest inner circle & richest oligarchs stuffmatters Jul 2018 #3

dawnie51

(959 posts)
1. Take away all the Russians.....
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 05:28 PM
Jul 2018

who were at the stupid inaugural. and there might have been a dozen or so attendees

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