JRL NEWSWATCH: “Maria Butina: Private Messages Reveal Accused Russian Spy’s True Ties to D.C. Wise Man” – Daily Beast/Betsy Woodruff

“…. The executive director of the organization, the Center for the National Interest, insisted that its interaction with Butina was ‘very limited.’ But previously unreported emails and direct messages between Butina and officials at the Center show her relationship with the think tank’s president – former Richard Nixon adviser Dimitri Simes – was closer than previously understood ….”

Click here for: “Maria Butina: Private Messages Reveal Accused Russian Spy’s True Ties to D.C. Wise Man; The head of the Center for the National Interest said his interaction with Butina was limited, but emails and direct messages show it was closer than previously understood” – Daily Beast/Betsy Woodruff