Russia calls arrest of alleged spy a 'political put-up job'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 07/18/18 10:52 AM EDT

Russia’s foreign ministry on Wednesday claimed that the arrest of alleged spy Maria Butina is a “political put-up job.”

“According to a statement on the website of the US Justice Department, she is charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of Russia without prior notification,” the foreign ministry’s Twitter account posted.

“It looks as if the FBI, instead of carrying out their responsibility of fighting crime, is implementing a political put-up job set to it by forces that are whipping up anti-Russia hysteria in the US,” a second tweet read.

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Butina, 29, was arrested Monday and charged with conspiring to work for the Russian government by infiltrating politically influential organizations, without registering as a foreign agent.




Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/397621-russia-calls-arrest-of-woman-charged-with-conspiring-with-russia

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. I like this reply:

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[dalton99a]

2. I say give them back Maria Butina, AND Donald Trump

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Let's see if Trump would or wouldn't on this one

they are testing their agent

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Oh, and by the way ....

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Tom Winter
‏Verified account @Tom_Winter

NEW: The FBI says Mariia Butina was compared to Russian spy Anna Chapman by a Russian Official, was planning to leave Washington (if not the country), and offered someone sex in exchange for a position in a special interest organization during her work in the US, per court filing

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So there could be kompromat that originates on U.S. soil

Information on who sleeps with who is dirt indeed

[flotsam]

5. Who is..

..Mother Fucking Asshole (from) Russia?