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blue-wave

(4,488 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2018, 01:30 AM Jul 2018

Scott Walker met with woman now charged in Russian plot during his presidential bid

MADISON – A Siberian woman charged as part of an alleged Russian plot to interfere with U.S. politics was at Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign launch and said she did not see him as being hostile toward Russia.

The woman, Maria Butina, attempted to make inroads with American politicians to influence U.S. policies toward Russia, according to court documents filed Monday.

Butina was arrested Sunday and the criminal complaint against her was unsealed Monday in Washington.

Walker, who is seeking a third term this year, made a brief bid for the GOP nomination for president in 2015. Butina, 29, attended the launch of his campaign in Waukesha, according to a report this May from Mother Jones magazine that included a photo of an online post by Butina from the event.

Full Article: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/16/scott-walker-during-presidential-bid-met-woman-now-arrested-russian-plot/789978002/

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Scott Walker met with woman now charged in Russian plot during his presidential bid (Original Post) blue-wave Jul 2018 OP

And she's connected to David Clarke, too. LisaM Jul 2018 #1

Sick of wake up Wisconsin LakeArenal Jul 2018 #5

True, and I like Wisconsin and have relatives there.... LisaM Jul 2018 #6

Well none of those folks are on DU. LakeArenal Jul 2018 #7

'Butina' may have met with a whole lot of people empedocles Jul 2018 #2

I'll bet a large portion of the Republican politicians grabbed some Putin help. Kablooie Jul 2018 #3

an article I saw said strangedaysindeed Jul 2018 #4

Egads. Russian? Gawd I hate him. LakeArenal Jul 2018 #8

LisaM

(28,594 posts)

1. And she's connected to David Clarke, too.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 02:20 AM

Jul 2018

Wake up, Wisconsin!!

LakeArenal

(29,797 posts)

5. Sick of wake up Wisconsin

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jul 2018

It’s spread to the entire nation. Wake up Republicans and Dem leaders. Lead the country out of this.

LisaM

(28,594 posts)

6. True, and I like Wisconsin and have relatives there....

Reply to LakeArenal (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:48 PM

Jul 2018

but I do think they some voters there have become a little oblivious to the tampering going on with their elections, and I also don't really believe that they wouldn't have voted Feingold back in, he was so good for them.