Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to reach plea deal

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Anna Chapman
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Anna Vasilyevna Chapman is a Russian intelligence agent, media personality, and model who was arrested in the United States as part of the Illegals Program spy ring. At the time of her arrest she was accused of espionage on behalf of the Russian Federation's external intelligence agency, the Sluzhba vneshney razvedki. Wikipedia

Born: February 23, 1982 (age 36 years), Volgograd, Russia

Height: 5′ 7″
Children: 1
Spouse: Alex Chapman (m. 2002–2006)
Parents: Vasily Kushenko, Irene Kushenko
Education: Moscow State University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

"Peoples' Friendship University of Russia"??
I know that's a legitimate school but it sounds like russian satellite branch of trumpU
 

HomerJS

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Judge me if you must. She is hot.
Not really. She does cleanup up well with makeup and a hair stylist. Anna Chapman is hot.

Maria is a real life Red Sparrow. Check out the movie. Uglier version of Jennifer Lawrence. I'm sure of one thing like the Red Sparrow she is well trained and good at her job.
 
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Moonbeam

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Last news I heard is that she is cooperating fully. On the up or the down side depending on point of view, we will learn that the NRA was infiltrated by the Russians as a way to donate to the Trump campaign and that is why an organization that is hemorrhaging money increased their political donations to Trump from their unidintified donations fund three times over what they donated to Romney for a candidate that is no more pro gun while in a financial crisis. The Republicans, The NRA, and the Russians colluded to pay and aquire illegal funding. This is probably the biggest fear the Republicans have that the Mueller investigation will reveal and why they have done everything they can to suppress it, in my opinion.
 
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HomerJS

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Last news I heard is that she is cooperating fully. On the up or the down side depending on point of view, we will learn that the NRA was infiltrated by the Russians as a way to donate to the Trump campaign and that is why an organization that is hemorrhaging money increased their political donations to Trump from their unidintified donations fund three times over what they donated to Romney for a candidate that is no more pro gun while in a financial crisis. The Republicans, The NRA, and the Russians colluded to pay and aquire illegal funding. This is probably the biggest fear the Republicans have that the Mueller investigation will reveal and why they have done everything they can to suppress it, in my opinion.
Hopefully the result will be the breakup of that corrupt organization. Beam them into open space, widest possible dispersion.
 

Moonbeam

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Hopefully the result will be the breakup of that corrupt organization. Beam them into open space, widest possible dispersion.
Were I the Democratic party, I would announce that I favor legislation that would make the proposing of making guns illegal to own a crime punishable by fines as well as fining and or jailing anybody attempting to solicit money by ginning up fear that guns will be taken by X or Y. That would effectively make the NRA just an association of gun enthusiasts. The regulation of guns, however, would be on the table as the Supreme Court has said is constitutional.
 

brandonbull

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Depending on what she’s pleasing to the NRA could be in very deep shit.

It would be really satisfying to have the NRA go down over this too, they are such an evil organization.

Of all the lobbying groups in the US, the NRA is the boogeyman? Really?
 

trenchfoot

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Looks like her tradecraft far outweighs her physical assets above the neck. But hey, given the right situation, she could def snag a few unsuspecting members of The Lonely Hearts Club Band, especially those married women/men with marital problems.

Reminds me of that movie where Soviet women were sent to sex classes to get their spying certs.
 

trenchfoot

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Of all the lobbying groups in the US, the NRA is the boogeyman? Really?

Sorry for jumping in on this and sorry to say, but from where I'm looking at that organization, and even though I own my share of treasured firearms, they are the most morally bankrupt greed driven corporatists mostly because they sell products purposefully designed to kill at maximum efficiency and ease of use which of course is different than a knife or a car that were for the most part never designed to kill.

This is exacerbated by the fact that the NRA shows absolutely zero concern over those thousands of deaths that occur every year from products they promote and sell that as previously mentioned, were specifically designed to kill and kill as many as possible as quickly as possible and all in the name of profit. Nothing else matters to them.

Their Public Relations Dept. must be operated by mannequins and boilerplate phone banks from the way the NRA has shrunk away from being advocates of "Safe Recreational Use of Firearms" whilst threatening every politician who dare speak of more comprehensive and reliable methods of registering firearms and keeping them out of the hands of those who're not supposed to have them.
 

Thump553

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Last news I heard is that she is cooperating fully. On the up or the down side depending on point of view, we will learn that the NRA was infiltrated by the Russians as a way to donate to the Trump campaign and that is why an organization that is hemorrhaging money increased their political donations to Trump from their unidintified donations fund three times over what they donated to Romney for a candidate that is no more pro gun while in a financial crisis. The Republicans, The NRA, and the Russians colluded to pay and aquire illegal funding. This is probably the biggest fear the Republicans have that the Mueller investigation will reveal and why they have done everything they can to suppress it, in my opinion.

If it is true that she will fully cooperate, then one of the following is also true:

(a) She is suicidal as she will die from lead poisoning or some mysterious illness within 24 hours of being released, or

(b) Putin's latest chess move is to destabilize the US government (even more than with Trump supposedly in charge) by plunging Trump into impeachment.

My money is on (b). Trump has been a loyal sycophant but Putin is smart enough to realize Trump has reached the limit of his usefulness.
 
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If it is true that she will fully cooperate, then one of the following is also true:

(a) She is suicidal as she will die from lead poisoning or some mysterious illness within 24 hours of being released, or

(b) Putin's latest chess move is to destabilize the US government (even more than with Trump supposedly in charge) by plunging Trump into impeachment.

My money is on (b). Trump has been a loyal sycophant but Putin is smart enough to realize Trump has reached the limit of his usefulness.

Depending upon what she reveals, if its just normal business stuff Puti isn't going to care and I'd guess that would be worked out before she came here.
However if its something big, like payments to get a bunch of R's elected or similar, I say (b) is correct.
 

Jhhnn

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Of all the lobbying groups in the US, the NRA is the boogeyman? Really?

The Russians know that the rhetoric of the NRA is poison to America. They'll back anybody who acts the same- the Fundie fringe, extremists of any stripe, even Donald Trump. They'd like nothing better than to sit back & watch us tear ourselves apart.
 
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cytg111

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She could be a big deal. She could help uncover IF NRA funneled Russian money into Trumps campaign (NRA used 3x the amount on Trump than they did on Romney + from undisclosed source).
Seing how her "handler" has gone *poof* missing in Russia last week (was it last week?), how the Trump brand is now Persona non grata in Moscow now, how obvious the campaign violations(NRA) was/is ... Is this Putins endgame? Total humiliation of the US on the international scene?