https://www.btpm.org/tags/maria-butina Maria Butina en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:13:00 GMT https://www.btpm.org/national-international/2018-12-13/maria-butina-pleads-guilty-in-foreign-agent-case-admits-clandestine-influence-scheme The Russian gun rights activist had sought to establish back-channel ties between the Russian government and leading U.S. conservative groups, including the Trump campaign and the NRA. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 17:13:00 GMT https://www.btpm.org/national-international/2018-12-13/maria-butina-pleads-guilty-in-foreign-agent-case-admits-clandestine-influence-scheme Carrie Johnson, Philip Ewing