propaganda pieces and i have seen maria buttina activities in the posters. they target the nra specifically because they saw the ak-47 had stopped being imported by barack obama and saw it in a way to bring every gun toting conservative. what is this connection between the nra over the course of this investigation, what is the connection between the nra and russia? to begin with, the nra spent tens of millions of dollars electing donald trump. it is a big player in republican conservative politics. if you want to have influence in this country, you are going to go where the money is, no pun
say was a secret russian agent to infiltrate the nra. the judge ruling that maria b t buttina remain in jail. she pled not guilty today to charges of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent. court details are what you would find in a spy novel. on the night donald trump was elected she messaged her then boss putin associate i am going to sleep, it s 3:00 a.m. i m ready for further orders. joining me now is david corn, also with me is malcolm nance.
are. leaders throughout the conservative movement, people like david keen who was president of the nra and head of the conservative political action conference. bringing him to moscow, courting him, wining and dining him. all over this shared affection for guns. how these people are lifetime members of the nra? they created a phony one in russia to make friends, alliances with the u.s. nra. so sophisticated, and well thought out. it has gone on for years and goes for this guy torshin and today we learned that mariia butina has been funded. this is someone separate. this is beyond torshin. this came out this afternoon.
say was a secret russian agent to infiltrate the nra. the judge ruling that maria buttina remain in jail. she pled not guilty today to charges of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent. court details are what you would find in a spy novel. on the night donald trump was elected she messaged her then boss putin associate i am going to sleep, it s 3:00 a.m. i m ready for further orders. joining me now is david corn, also with me is malcolm nance. welcome tonight.
david let s start with you. this indictment, this action against this woman is not actually part of the mueller investigation, but sure is spicy, what do you make of it? it shows this was another way the kremlin that russian intelligence might have been trying to penetrate american politics. they are very savvy. they got this woman, maria buttina and her boss to burrow their way into the nra and other conservative groups where they would meet republican officials and politicians and try to use those connections to broker a meeting putin. as a strong indication of how the russians have a pretty good idea of how to gain influence in american politics and all to