The arrest of Paul Whelan appears to be retaliation for the arrest of Russian spy Maria Butina, who was the Russian agent who worked with the NRA domestic terrorist and international money laundering crime syndicate to funnel Russian money (illegal foreign campaign contributions) to the Trump campaign disguised as donations from the NRA.
And the irony is delicious. Whelan is a huge Trump supporter, with numerous tweets cheerleading for Trump, praising Putin and posting nasty, hateful stuff against Obama.
He apparently loves Russia and Putin, got booted out of the U.S. military for larceny, and was in Russia for his at least second trip there when his idol Putin nabs him and decides to use him as a bargaining chip!
The arrest of Paul Whelan appears to be retaliation for the arrest of Russian spy Maria Butina, who was the Russian agent who worked with the NRA domestic terrorist and international money laundering crime syndicate to funnel Russian money (illegal foreign campaign contributions) to the Trump campaign disguised as donations from the NRA.
And the irony is delicious. Whelan is a huge Trump supporter, with numerous tweets cheerleading for Trump, praising Putin and posting nasty, hateful stuff against Obama.
He apparently loves Russia and Putin, got booted out of the U.S. military for larceny, and was in Russia for his at least second trip there when his idol Putin nabs him and decides to use him as a bargaining chip!