Butina is the first Russian to plead guilty to crimes related to the 2016 election. Erin Banco, national security reporter for The Daily Beast, tells host Carol Hills it’s unclear whether charges will be brought against Butina’s boyfriend, GOP operative Paul Erickson.
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