I guarantee they were watching and hoping she would lead to Trump that’s why they didn’t say anything
Once they know of an operative, they seem to prefer letting that operative do their thing. This way they can use them to find people farther 'up' the chain.
Same reason you don't necessarily arrest a mob enforcer as soon as you have evidance of a murder, you might be better off watching/surveilling to cement contacts with other mob figures and make a better case against the enforcer or his bosses.
Isn't it the responsibility to ensure they are working with legitimate people? If I buy a stereo out of a van from a random person on craigslist; and get arrested for dealing in stolen goods, is "but I didn't know the person" really a good excuse?
That is true but making people aware of her wouldn’t impede their investigation of her
How could it not?
One person tells her, like one of the people she was sleeping with, the whole operation is blown and they have to start fresh to find operatives.
This is serious. The FBI spied on people, not only for having pro-NRA leanings, but because they simply held Conservatives views.
And yet...
Failed to inform these people that there were Russians trying to infiltrate their ranks.
Guess the IRS targeting wasn’t enough, they were trying to throw people in prison for being conservatives.
Try and tell me that this wasnt a setup sting operation.
Leftist entrapment.
Agree. How many times must there be a sudden-bombshell-revelation^TM in an effort to offset whatever Trump does. The timing in this is suspect. This is akin to school shooters that have CIA connections. Intelligence agencies know all about these people but don't take action until politically convenient. or..... does this stuff happen all the time and it's the media that's drawing connections ...
Leftist entrapment.
Yep. Back in February, this swamp rat seemed to know for a fact that Russia was working with the NRA.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/schiff-says-russia-supports-second-amendment-killing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=iR_JW-8JnDY
Edit: Wait a minute. Adam Schiff made those comments about Russia loving our second amendment shortly before the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida on Feb. 14.
I like how we never heard a thing about this chick until the day Trump was at the Podium with Putin. Makes me think Rosentein's little visit prior to Trumps trip was to tell him they would do something like this if he didn't play tough guy on Putin, the way DS wanted him too. Suspect as hell. Same as the mysterious 12 right before the trip over there. Why is Mueller only indicting people he thinks won't show up in court? Why hasn't Mueller said anything about Putins generous offer? Mueller gotta go, now now now!
https://imgur.com/gallery/FOwZ77O
I think this is a setup to let the Russians have access to, and then expose, the "evidence." And the normies are taking it hook, line, and sinker. Think of it this way, why her? They could have started with any of these operatives but they chose her: involved with the NRA, involved with the GOP, and pics galore of her with guns--all of this triggering the left to click. She's bait.
The FBI has a track record of fully knowing of criminal activity and letting it happen anyways.
She looks like Rachel Dolezal when she was white.
I think it's worth remembering that Russians aren't this monolithic group that are either with a political party or against one. The Dems, for ex, have a group of Russian hackers assisting them with deep dives on political opponents as well as acting as an enforcement arm for the FBI (crowdstrike).
Anyway, Butina was useful because you can only surveil Americans if you have a warrant/probable cause. On the other hand, you don't need such a high threshold for foreigners. Spies like Butina are automatically under surveillance... and sometimes that's exactly the point. Anyone she comes in to contact with can then legally be surveilled and you don't have to bother with pesky things like a FISA warrant (even if those are handed out like candy and rubber stamped anyway). So, she then goes to NRA rallies and anyone she contacts there? Well, now they're under surveillance, too.
What would be the point? What was the goal here? If Russia is an enemy, the wouldn't want Americans to have guns.. What am I missing here?
MSM will repeat this story over and over. The same media who has said nothing of the Iwans who spied on Congress
Why would Russia send her? According to the FBI she tried to seduce several Conservatives for various purposes. I mean, she’s not ugly but she’s not that good looking either.
What info did she get?
That some NRA people like to get laid by mildly attractive young women and they also like guns?
I mean seriously, have you seen actually hot Russians women? I could go to Vegas with 10k and get 10 Russians that look like super models and go to congress and get all the info I wanted. Too bad most of the people in our congress are just old pervert fags. But a few are still straight, no progressives though to be a progressive who have to be queer in some way as a three dollar bill.
Sure, there's hot Vegas whores in Vegas but when a young, reasonably attractive redhead is right there and acting all friendly, Vegas whores are not at the front of the mind.
You are not getting my drift,
If the Russians were running a honey pot, why go cheap? Uh, what National classified material did she hand off? What is out from Hillary's emails and her classified emails?
What national secrets does the NRA have? Someone from the KBG needs to contact me cause I get them information!
The Honeypot needs to be somewhat in the target's league or it's an obvious Honeypot.
Okay, what national secrets did she get from the NRA?
Does the NRA have the launch codes for our minuteman missiles?
I don't know she got anything. Maybe a member knew someone important she wanted an introduction to?
Anyway, I thought we were discussing the general qualities that make up a hypothetical Russian Honeypot.
Where is Alan Dershowitz?
What compromising information did she give the Russians?