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Embassy and we will never see her in a coup again. this is interesting. at the hearing today, the prosecutors actually brought in a wit from the diplomatic security service to explain that it wasn't only that she might seek refuge at the physical russian embassy. he explained the way diplomatic immunity works, she could get picked up by an aaccredited russian diplomat in this country in that diplomat's car. and if she were in the car, the car would offer her safe harbor, too. that would essentially be a mini russian embassy an that would allow her to escape from having to turn up in court, too...

The vehicle for the inviability meaning for the inviability attendant to diplomatic immunity. if they got inside the compound we cannot implement any kind of arrest or search warrant. anything like that. this is the prosecutor arguing bringing forward witness testimony to show she is a dramatic flight risk and must be kept in jail because she's not just some random russian in the united states, charged with operating as a secret agent for the russian government and very easy for the russian government to spirit her out of this country and out of the reach of the court if anybody lets her set f...

They were definitely some prizes. we knew she would be appearing in this washington courtroom whether or not she would continue to be held in jail before she's put on trial. she was put on charges of operating as a secret foreign agent of the russian government in this country, she pled not guilty. then, there was this little surprise. this is from the transcript of today's hearing. courtroom deputy, quote, this case is on the calendar for detention hearing and arraignment. the judge says, good afternoon. mr. kenerson speaks, eric kenerson, the federal prosecutor who appeared at monday's heari...

Maybe we would ask you to please add for purposes of the record your name please. miss curtis says thank you, your honor, good afternoon your honor, deborah curtis on behalf of the united states. this is new. we knew that mariia butina was not being charged and prosecuted by special counsel's office by robert mueller's office. we knew she was being tried by the federal prosecutor in d.c. we knew at the initial appearance while the case was still under seal, the prosecutor from that u.s. attorney's office who was leading the government's case was this is eric kenner son. but today they added an...