Mariia Butina, Woman Who Sought 'Back Channel' Meeting for Trump and Putin, Is Charged as Russian Agent

Mariia Butina at a gun rights rally in Moscow in 2013. She was charged Monday with carrying out a secret Russian effort to influence American politics.CreditItar-Tass/Zuma Press. By Matt Apuzzo, Katie Benner and Sharon LaFraniere. July 16, 2018. Maria Butina, Russian gun rights advocate, charged in US with acting as Russian Federation agentWashington Post Russian woman charged with spying in the USBBC News Russian Mariia Butina charged as foreign agent who eyed NRA, polsNBCNews.com Wall Street Journal -The Hill -Bloomberg -CNN

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