BC USG wrongly accused Mariia Butina of being a serial honey pot, people are interested in whether she's overcharged. I've written 3 posts comparing her charging w/Manaforts. https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/08/30/spy-versus-spy-the-two-alleged-agents-of-foreign-powers-sitting-in-the-alexandria-jail-part-one-paulie/ … https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/09/03/spy-versus-spy-the-two-alleged-agents-of-foreign-powers-sitting-in-the-alexandria-jail-part-two-mariia/ … https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/09/08/is-a-tie-with-vladimir-putin-what-makes-mariia-butina-more-of-a-spy-than-paul-manafort/ …
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Yeah, I guess I find it most interesting not as leverage against any one perpetrator in this case but as an outlining how common-ish(?) behaviors in the larger "lobbying" community might be prosecuted as espionage going forward. It's a nice wrench to throw in the revolving door.
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The real wrench will be if any outcome of the Manafort trial ends up in him having his profits seized (or the same for Patten). That'll get the influence peddlers' attention.
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For sure. Do those godawful suits have resale value?
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