Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison

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By Sara Murray and David Shortell, CNN
Updated 11:45 AM ET, Fri April 26, 2019

Washington (CNN)A federal judge sentenced Russia national Maria Butina to 18 months in prison on Friday, after she pleaded guilty to trying to infiltrate conservative political circles and promote Russian interests before and after the 2016 presidential election.

She is the first Russian citizen convicted of crimes relating to the 2016 election, though her efforts to infiltrate Republican circles appeared to be separate from the Kremlin's sweeping election-meddling campaign.

The 30-year-old gun rights enthusiast has been incarcerated since her arrest in July and will receive credit for the nine months previously served. She will be deported to Russia after serving her sentence.

"This was no simple misunderstanding by an overeager foreign student," Judge Tanya Chutkan said ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/26/politics/maria-butina-sentencing/index.html

[Fullduplexxx]

1. How long before trump frees her

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2. 18 months for a spy, disgusting.

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3. 18 years would be more appropriate, but she'll be available to investigators and prosecutors.

I hope new charges are available if Barr or trump tries to spring her.

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4. Trying to infiltrate?!!

She did it. She had the NRA eating out of her hands. She only got caught because of the Mueller probe, otherwise she would still be doing it.