| Description |
1 online resource (14 minutes) |
| Summary |
An interview with Maria Butina, the woman infamously charged with acting as an agent of the Russian government in the events leading up to the 2016 election. While interviewed in the Florida prison where she was held before deportation, Butina argued an American prejudice towards Russians. Butina claims she started a group in Moscow seeking second amendment rights in Russia, though it is believed she was planted by the Putin government to infiltrate the NRA. While in the United States, Butina held conferences, staged rallies, and organized meetings between NRA members and Russian officials. U.S. prosecutors believe a Russian official, Alexander Torshin, directed her activities in America - confirmed by thousands of seemingly incriminating private Twitter messages the pair sent over the course of two years. Butina claims she did not seek to interfere in American politics, yet a week after Trump's election, asserted her influence over a cabinet choice. After arriving back in Moscow, she attempted to shift the focus, giving interviews about the poor conditions of her incarceration. Includes an interview with John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security |
| Performer |
Reporter, Lesley Stahl ; interviewee, Maria Butina |
| Event |
Originally broadcast on November 3, 2019 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Title from resource description page (viewed February 29, 2024) |
| Subject |
Butina, Marii͡a -- Interviews
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National Rifle Association of America.
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Prisoners -- United States.
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Russians -- United States.
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Espionage, Russian -- United States
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation)
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| Genre/Form |
interviews.
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Interviews.
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Television news programs.
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Interviews.
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Téléjournaux.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Butina, Marii͡a, interviewee
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Stahl, Lesley, on-screen presenter, interviewer
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Poolos, Alexandra, producer
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CBS News Productions, publisher, production company.
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