"Boyfriend" of Russian spy Maria Butina gets a pardon

[suegeo]

South Dakota GOP operative Paul Erickson gets a pardon, probably because he aided the collusion between Putin and his puppet.

[link:https://www.keloland.com/news/investigates/trump-pardon-called-paul-erickson-bilking-1-2-million-from-investors-a-minor-financial-crime/|]

A South Dakota man who admitted to stealing more than a million dollars from investors received a last-minute pardon from President Donald Trump.

Paul Erickson also made national headlines because of his relationship with Russian agent Maria Butina.

and

In a 2016 email titled “Kremlin Connection, Paul Erickson told a Trump campaign advisor he could set up a meeting between Trump and Putin.

Erickson attended the 2016 Trump inauguration with Maria Butina. He was believed to be “U.S. Person 1” in court documents related to the Butina federal investigation.

Those documents say “U.S. Person 1” was used to help Butina make connections with right-wing politicians.

[suegeo]

1. Here's another link

[link:https://dakotafreepress.com/2021/01/20/trump-pardons-south-dakota-fraudster-and-butina-lover-erickson/|]

[rurallib]

2. If he lives in South Dakota he'll probably die of covid in another month or so

[wishstar]

3. Odd that the con man's only sponsor for a pardon was Kellyanne Conway

Another pardon of someone with Russian connections to 2016 campaign, GOP and NRA

[mitch96]

4. I bet it was a request from Butina's boss aka Putin... Isn't that sweet...nt