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Rachel Maddow shares highlights from the transcript of a hearing in the case of Mariia Butina in which Butina's lawyers hoped to convince the judge that videos showing how close Butina is with her boyfriend would help the argument that…

In a special report, Ari Melber investigates the NRA’s money trail, as recent reports show a long-term effort by Russia, to infiltrate the organization and the Trump administration has changed a rule so that the NRA will no longer have…

David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones Magazine talks about the possibility that Mariia Butina influenced the NRA's choice of leadership, and offers insights on Christopher Steele's relationship with the FBI as the FBI has released a new set…

Senior members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) met the wife of the Russian billionaire who allegedly gave financial support to a woman accused of being a secret agent for Moscow in the US. The NRA members met Svetlana Nikolaeva, who is the head of a gun company that supplies sniper rifles to the Russian military and intelligence services, during a trip to Moscow during the 2016 election campaign. Accused spy Maria Butina met with Russia's former US ambassador Read more Nikolaeva’s husband, Konstantin Nikolaev, allegedly provided funding to Maria Butina, a young Russian woman charged with carrying out an illicit spying operation in Washington. Nikolaev reportedly once invested in his wife’s gun company. US prosecutors allege Butina’s activities were directed by Alexander Torshin, a senior Russian state banker and an NRA member. Nikolaev has been involved in several business projects connected to allies of Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president. Sacha Baron Cohen's scheme to arm toddlers isn't far from reality Read more Nikolaev has been named in several Russian media reports in recent years as an early investor in Orsis’s parent company. In December 2015, an NRA delegation including Pete Brownell, then the NRA’s first vice-president, and David Keene, a past NRA president, visited Russia for an expedition partly funded by Right to Bear Arms, a Russian pro-gun group run by Butina with help from Torshin, her alleged government handler. Rogozin’s son was previously an executive at Orsis. The Guardian disclosed earlier this month that a former chief of staff to Putin had a previously unreported investment in American Ethane.

Rachel Maddow shows that prosecutors in the Mariia Butina case say their evidence overlaps with other investigations, and notes that the NRA has been oddly silent on how they're cast as a tool of Russia in the Butina charges. »…

Robert Driscoll, Attorney for Mariia Butina and Former DOJ Official, gives insight to his client Mariia Butina's case, affirms she is still in jail and claims there is no "evidence" of her involvement to funnel Russian money through the NRA…

A federal judge ordered Maria Butina, an alleged Russian spy, to be held in jail until her trial. Federal prosecutors argued that Butina is a flight risk because of her connection to the Russian government. During remarks at a Cabinet meeting, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a denuclearization deal with North Korea “may take some time,” but that sanctions would continue being enforced. House Republicans approved a symbolic measure praising Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after several progressive Democrats introduced legislation to abolish the agency. He’s wrong, writes Amy Zegart: “We are at war. But only the enemy is fighting.” Hmmm: The White House transcript of President Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin left out a key exchange. Here’s what was missing. (Uri Friedman) Abortion by Mail: If access to legal abortion becomes more restricted in the U.S., some women may opt to purchase mifepristone and misoprostol pills through the mail. (Olga Khazan) The Loneliest Number: Only one congressional Republican has spoken out against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee: Michigan’s Justin Amash. (Russell Berman) ‘Have You No Shame?’ In the Trump era, Americans no longer require decency in their politicians.

A Judge has ordered alleged Russian agent Maria Butina to be jailed ahead of trial after prosecutors say she might be a flight risk. New Federal indictments reveal Butina is accused of trading sex in exchange for a position with…

Today, a federal magistrate ordered Maria Butina, a Russian national suspected of being a covert Russian agent, to be held without bail. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful…

The Department of Justice charged Russian national, Maria Butina, with attempting to establish “back channel” lines of communication to advance “the agenda of the Russian Federation”. While the charges did not come from Special Counsel Mueller’s office, McClatchy’s Greg Gordon…