Discussion: GOP Operative Who Dated Butina Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering

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Not entirely unrelated to Butina - the final set of transfers in the indictment included a payment to American University, which is where she was “studying.”

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The Daily Beast has more details: https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-russian-agent-maria-butinas-boyfriend-indicted-for-fraud

He seemed to have focused his grifting on fellow conservatives such as Brent Bozell. (Takes out tiny violin.) May every last one of these deserving fellows begin to understand the need for criminal justice reform from the inside.

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I thought Butina was just a coed.

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Well, you know, she was pretty cute when she fixed herself up a little bit. So it’s related mostly in the sense he was stupid about it, right?

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But did he wear blackface??

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Wow, didn’t see this coming out of South Dakota.

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Money laundering and wire fraud related to assisted living facilities makes perfect sense. At this point the GOP is little more than a profit machine targeting the geriatric and gullible.

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Tug on the stem a bit and it comes out of the ground with roots covered in roaches.

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Another GOP “law and order” a-hole proves what a total joke it is to ever think that republicans/conservatives give a rat’s ass about law, order, ethics, honesty, fidelity, and the list is too friggin’ long to continue.

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I’m still hoping those two crazy kids can work things out.

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Even Elmore Leonard couldn’t make this stuff up.

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Oopsies?

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…you mean Trump, right ??

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Does this investigation and arrest mean Trump will no longer negotiate in a
bi-partisan manner like he warned at the SOTU?

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Fun fact: Ann Coulter is one of the women in that video. Just look for the Adam’s apple.

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A coed with a gun. And a cute figure. And red hair. And a thing for middleaged schlubs who haven’t seen any action since they were her age.

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Everybody run! The Homecoming Queen’s got a gun…
https://g.co/kgs/xWceH2

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Russian/NRA secret agent women.

Can’t stay legal with 'em … can’t conspire without 'em.

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I haven’t read the indictment yet b/c its unrelated to his actions with Butina, but if Butina has flipped and Erickson has been charged in order to get flipped, it would seem that the Feds are targeting not just the NRA but the entire network that Erickson pushed Butina to. That would include a lot of GOP activists.

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