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kpete

(71,988 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 09:43 PM Jul 2018

David Corn: This is very interesting.

@DavidCornDC

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In June 2017, Maria Butina reached out to a progressive civil rights group in DC, asking to interview them about their cyber vulnerabilities for an AU school project. Alarmed, their security consultant contacted the FBI.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/she-was-like-a-novelty-how-alleged-russian-agent-maria-butina-gained-access-to-elite-conservative-circles/2018/07/17/1bb62bbc-89d2-11e8-a345-a1bf7847b375_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.77fc7c321e6a …

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David Corn: This is very interesting. (Original Post) kpete Jul 2018 OP

yes it is... she is a "hiding in plain sight" spy lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #1

Saw this on twitter from a WaPo reporter: renegade000 Jul 2018 #2

K&R UTUSN Jul 2018 #3

Fucked over by a 29 year-old. These Rethugs are some kind of special. Tatiana Jul 2018 #4

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

1. yes it is... she is a "hiding in plain sight" spy

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 09:48 PM

Jul 2018

no deep cover... superficial at best cover... and she was still very effective "honey pot" spy

renegade000

(2,301 posts)

2. Saw this on twitter from a WaPo reporter:

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 10:03 PM

Jul 2018

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Evidently Erickson wrote down "how to respond to FSB's offer of employment?"

Against Stringer Bell's good advice, it seems like like this idiot took notes on a criminal-fucking-conspiracy...