A Russian gun-rights promoter who infiltrated the National Rifle Association and GOP circles during the 2016 election was sentenced to 18 months in prison
A Russian who infiltrated the National Rifle Association and tried to get Donald Trump to meet with a Kremlin-linked official during the 2016 election was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison.
Still, Butina’s sentence was longer than many expected. The decision seemed driven by a conclusion that the Russian's actions were part of a broader set of Kremlin attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election. Just before the sentence was announced, Butina — wearing dark-green jail garb — stood at a courtroom lectern and addressed the judge for about five minutes. Speaking in a clear voice, but with a mild Russian accent, she was contrite. However, Butina also suggested she was baffled to have ended up at the center of an international scandal.
Driscoll said he found it “curious” that the judge appeared to allude to Russia’s effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. He said Butina was interviewed briefly by Mueller’s team, but nothing came of it and noted that there is no mention of her in the publicly-released version of Mueller’s final report.
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