Criminal charges open new front in bid to counter Russian disruption and suggest American associates of Butina, 29, may be under threat The Las Vegas hotel ballroom was crowded, but the Russian redhead caught Donald Trump’s eye. “Yes, ma’am,” he said, invitin…

Mic reporter Emily Singer spread fake news on Tuesday by claiming alleged Russian agent Maria Butina was among a group photographed in the Oval Office. Unfortunately for Singer, the woman in the photo turned out to be a White House staffer.

Emily Singer, a senior political reporter for Mic.com, set off a mini Red Scare Tuesday morning by suggesting a White House staffer pictured in the Oval Office was actually an alleged Russian spy — then scrubbed the quickly debunked claim from her verified Tw…

The arrest of Butina is the most dramatic development yet in the government’s investigation of the NRA's relationship with Russia.

Suspect can be seen in video recordings at one of Donald Trump’s rallies asking a question about his goals with US-Russian relations

By August 2016, the FBI was monitoring the young political-science student as part of an effort to track what she was doing in the United States, according to officials.

Maria Butina (29) accused of working with high-level Americans and reporting to Kremlin

Maria Butina held on a charge of conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of the Russian government.

Last year, the Senate Intelligence Committee requested financial transactions on Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin that banks deemed to be "suspicious" or "derogatory." View Entire Post ›

The Justice Department on Monday charged a Russian national, Mariia Butina, also known as Maria, with conspiring against the US as a secret agent.

The Justice Department on Monday charged a Russian national, Mariia Butina, also known as Maria, with conspiring against the US as a secret agent.

Russian national Maria Butina has been arrested on charges of spying on the U.S. https://bloom.bg/2Jtcpr9 #tictocnews (Source: Bloomberg)

Butina is a Russian gun rights activist who has cultivated ties to the NRA.

Maria Butina, a Russian NRA supporter who reportedly bragged of the work she did for the Trump campaign, was arrested Sunday in Washington D.C. and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian government.

Maria Butina, 29, met US politicians and candidates to establish ‘back channels’ and secretly reported to Kremlin, DoJ alleges

Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian national, charged with "conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation"

Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian national, charged with "conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation"

Maria Butina could be the link between the Trump campaign and the NRA.

Maria Butina could be the link between the Trump campaign and the NRA.

Maria Butina was charged with conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of the Russian government and accused of working to infiltrate American political organizations

Russian gun-rights advocate Maria Butina was arrested on charges of being an agent of a foreign power and ordered held without bail pending a hearing on Wednesday.

Maria Butina was arrested Sunday on a conspiracy charge

Suspect can be seen in video recordings at one of Donald Trump’s rallies asking a question about his goals with US-Russian relations

Maria Butina is a student at American University and a founder of the pro-gun rights Russian advocacy organization Right to Bear Arms

Maria Butina, 29, was arrested in Washington D.C. and charged with acting as a foreign agent on orders from the Kremlin - a direct allegation of election interference.

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

RT @SarahAshtonLV: I just spoke to American defector Tara Reade and explained to her that not only is she not on any "kill" list, but that…

Byrne. Patrick Byrne. Former lover of Maria Butina, formerly Russian spy, now Russian government official. https://t.co/sXz8BZJjip

republicans and spies: starting to be a repeated theme. cnn never explained the relationship Rick Santorum had with Russian spy Maria Butina. https://t.co/x2BAwi28ju

RT @MarionIAGma: Do Iowans now realize @ChuckGrassley has had relationships with Russian spy Maria Butina and Chinese spy Gal Luft?

RT @MarionIAGma: Do Iowans now realize @ChuckGrassley has had relationships with Russian spy Maria Butina and Chinese spy Gal Luft?

RT @PeskyFact: Reminder: GOP-seeking Alexander Torshin (handler of convicted Russian spy & GOP mega “girlfriend” Maria Butina) was intro’ed…

RT @DuncanReport: @jsrailton @OzKaterji Maria Butina’ handler, Alexander Torshin, is also @MarshaBlackburn’s handler. His association w Nas…

RT @Sebastian2Blue: @HeatherThomasAF From Russia with Love (and NRA funding...). https://t.co/iVYQUe3LbR

RT @highbrow_nobrow: Convicted Russian spy Maria Butina celebrated Thanksgiving at the home of a Republican lawmaker. https://t.co/EKtkYAwY…

RT @TheAvgBlackMan: Maria Butina was a Russian Spy working for the NRA. Remember when we found out the NRA was funding GOP politicians and…

No one is safe. Society there [in the US] has to live by the rules of the White House. Dissenting voices are censored and people who speak out are punished," Ionov said. not just Russians but Americans and all others too - Maria Butina, Julian Assange... https://t.co/0f4QBdojHS

RT @WendySiegelman: Levin in Andrade’s discovery filings matches with Alexander Levin who had his devices seized in the investigation of Ru…

RT @WendySiegelman: Per Andrade’s filings Abramoff’s phone records shows he discussed consulting on a crypto project with Alexander Levin a…

RT @WendySiegelman: In 2020 Abramoff and Andrade were charged by DOJ and SEC for a $5 million fraud. Andrade has been fighting the charges…

RT @WendySiegelman: NEW: How a crypto case with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff links to Maria Butina, Paul Erickson and a US-Ukraine busi…

RT @thinkprogress: New revelations about Maria Butina's funding shine light on why Russia targeted NRA https://t.co/8Loq3RRvns https://t.co…

RT @sunnshiiny: @talking_is_good @dondarlingSJ @HeatherMoAndCo @barbetta1 @Tentoads4truth @Charlie85915085 @long_daze @amys_here @mini_bubb…

RT @sunnshiiny: @talking_is_good @dondarlingSJ @HeatherMoAndCo @barbetta1 @Tentoads4truth @Charlie85915085 @long_daze @amys_here @mini_bubb…

RT @jimstewartson: Money-laundering racist billionaire @PatrickByrne had an affair with Kremlin spy Maria Butina and immediately began work…

RT @jimstewartson: Money-laundering racist billionaire @PatrickByrne had an affair with Kremlin spy Maria Butina and immediately began work…

RT @CJgrill7: @MikeASperrazza @RepSwalwell How many republican politicians banged convicted Russian spy Maria Butina? Maria Butina plead gu…

RT @WendySiegelman: NEW: How a crypto case with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff links to Maria Butina, Paul Erickson and a US-Ukraine busi…

RT @45bestwords: In the "you can't make this sh*t up" department Tara Reade, who was suspected of being a Russian shill when she falsely a…

RT @SnarkkTank: Remember that lying sack of shit, Tara Reade who accused President Biden of sexual assault?? Yeah...she 'defected' to Russ…

RT @igorsushko: American traitor and Kremlin agent Tara Reade is being interviewed by convicted Russian spy Maria Butina on Russian TV. Tar…

RT @tomiahonen: So yes. If anyone thought for one moment that Vladimir Putin was somehow NOT interfering in US elections... here is Tara R…

RT @lebang_moloi: So Fang Fang is Trending as usually the GOP/Republicans are desperate for destraction.... Remember that little Russian s…

RT @MaryCar71211861: @KristiNoem @southdakota I have never been to Russia. What was John Thune doing in Russia? What was Maria Butina doing…

RT @Kell24013311: @LoriMahoney19 @Franktheshank88 @TXFartingsworth Yup Citizens United set up the ability to create dummy Corp- funnel fore…