FARA-away at anybody remotely related to President Trump/Administration??
https://consortiumnews.com/2019/08/...siagate-scalp-the-entrapment-of-maria-butina/
"In the case of Maria Butina, though, the paperwork was the hook to arrest her and to use her failure to register under FARA as leverage to get her to testify about her “work.” The problem, at least for the FBI, was that she wasn’t a spy. As things turned out, she really was just an overly-aggressive Russian grad student at American University who really, really loved guns and was trying to ingratiate herself with the NRA. But the Justice Department came down on her like a ton of bricks, forced her into taking a plea, and sentenced HER to 18 months in a federal prison: for conspiring to fail to fill out a form. The federalsentencing guidelines for a first-time offender violating this law is 0-6 months in a minimum-security work camp and a fine of up to $5,000. That, apparently, was never an option for Butina."
Meanwhile, this 'scapegoat' Democrat loyalist's trial is ongoing. Greg Craig, a Clinton pal and once worked in the Obama Administration is facing 5 years for a FARA violation?
Ah, the criminalization of politics - at the necessary convenience of a Special Investigation team !??
https://biglawbusiness.com/u-s-rests-case-in-greg-craig-trial-gives-way-to-defense-team
https://consortiumnews.com/2019/08/...siagate-scalp-the-entrapment-of-maria-butina/
"In the case of Maria Butina, though, the paperwork was the hook to arrest her and to use her failure to register under FARA as leverage to get her to testify about her “work.” The problem, at least for the FBI, was that she wasn’t a spy. As things turned out, she really was just an overly-aggressive Russian grad student at American University who really, really loved guns and was trying to ingratiate herself with the NRA. But the Justice Department came down on her like a ton of bricks, forced her into taking a plea, and sentenced HER to 18 months in a federal prison: for conspiring to fail to fill out a form. The federalsentencing guidelines for a first-time offender violating this law is 0-6 months in a minimum-security work camp and a fine of up to $5,000. That, apparently, was never an option for Butina."
Meanwhile, this 'scapegoat' Democrat loyalist's trial is ongoing. Greg Craig, a Clinton pal and once worked in the Obama Administration is facing 5 years for a FARA violation?
Ah, the criminalization of politics - at the necessary convenience of a Special Investigation team !??
https://biglawbusiness.com/u-s-rests-case-in-greg-craig-trial-gives-way-to-defense-team
