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Recognizance. this is not an espionage case, not a spying case, her lawyer says. actually, don't look behind you but veteran counter espionage prosecutor from the national security of the division of the justice department has actually been brought in to try this case. you may not want this to be an espionage case but there's a counter counter espionage prosecutor and your client is being charged with a secret russian agent, rhymes with pie but starts with an "s." in this hearing today and filings in the case today, prosecutors argued at length maria butina should not be released from jail, sh...

For political affairs under president obama and former council of the state department under president clinton. breaking news from washington, a russian woman has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to act as a russian agent in the united states. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joins us now from washington with more. pete. >> a couple of things about this, ari. first of all, this is not an espionage case, this is a case of someone accused of violating a u.s. law that says if you're going to be an agent, that is a lobbyist or advocate for a foreign government, you have to regist...

To be so busy? >> i wouldn't call it a significant delay. i don't think it was caused because i was too busy. the answer to your question, in the fall of 2016, i was a deputy assistant director of the counter intelligence division. >> you explained that you were -- >> i was trying to explain what i was doing. i was busy overseeing thousands of cases. every espionage case in the fbi, every economic espionage case in the fbi. >> were you involved -- >> you asked a question. may i answer it? >> i'm going to reclaim my time. were you involved in the russia investigation at that time as well? >> as...

Was too busy. the answer to your question in the fall of 2016, i was the deputy director of the counter intelligence -- >> what were you doing? >> i was busy overseeing thousands of cases. every espionage case in the fbi, every -- >> were you involved -- >> and you ask a question oh. >> i'm going to reclaim my time. were you involved in the russia investigation? >> that was one of the many -- >> so you were involved. >> so the clinton investigation was assigned to the russia investigation. people like you. who made that decision for people from the mid year team to go to the russian investigat...

Significant delay, i don't think it was caused because i was too busy. the answer to the question in fall of 2016, i was deputy assistant director of counter intelligence division. >> you explained -- what were you busy doing. >> i was trying to explain. i was busy overseeing thousands of cases, every espionage case in the fbi, every economic espionage case in the fbi. every case -- sir, you asked the question. >> i am going to reclaim my time. were you involved in the russian investigation at that time as well? >> aspects of that were one of the many things. >> you were involved with it. insp...