The alleged spy confessed on Thursday that she infiltrated the republican party with the intention of lifting the Russian interests during the elections.
”Butina tried to establish unofficial contact to the americans with power and influence over american politics”, said the prosecutor in court, reports CNN.
it had acted on the orders of a high ranking official in the Russian government and moved to the united states under the pretext of studying at a university in Washington.
During his time in the united states, she has retained good contacts among conservative and vapenförespråkare. These contacts should have been used to infiltrate the republican party related vapenlobbyn the National association, the NRA.
She has previously been accused of offering sex in exchange for a high ranking position within an association of the american media has been identified as the NRA.
she faces up to five years in prison.
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