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That's what her lawyer said. her lawyer said none of the stuff that she did, going to the nra conventions, going to the prayer breakfasts, trying to cozy up to republican donors and republican officials, none of that is illegal. anyone can do it. the problem is she didn't tell anyone, she didn't register formally and say she was doing it on behalf of the russian government. nonetheless, it's a serious charge and carries a ten-year maximum in prison. so the prosecution says that she was trying to influence policy in the u.s., cozy up to american politicians without letting on that she was takin...

Alexander torshin. she had served as his special assistant. he is a former russian senator and deputy head of russia's central bank who is very close to vladimir putin. he was sanctioned by the u.s. treasury department in april and has been accused of links to organized crime. prosecutors say an american political operative helped her develop relationships with people who could influence u.s. politics. that operative is not named but believed to be a republican party activist and nra member named paul ericson. his his help, she allegedly cozied up and tried to befriend american politicians. sh...

Lobbyist, someone who was a republican donor, formed a registered corporation with him. it's not clear what they ever did with that business. what the indictment says is she developed a close relationship with some republican party officials and an entity referred to in the government papers here as a gun rights organization. but it's pretty clear that that's the nra. she was an nra life member. she promoted the russian federation. she was an advocate for gun rights, russian gun rights. she would attend nra meetings. she would attending fund-raisers. she attended prayer breakfasts. and what th...

Provocative foreign policy. for the administration, they're looking to have a more solid relationship with israel. and with netanyahu. at the same time, the cost of that is the palestinian response. it's not just about the protest, it's about the diplomacy. and they're really seeing the u.s. at this point as a partner that's not working in good faith and that's why the negotiations for peace have stalled. >> except president trump promised provocative foreign policy. he did not ever pledge to be a fair diplomatic guy, steve. >> well, i mean, we've been seeing a lot of the personalities that do...

His whole life. and i think when it's so engrained i think it's a reflex. i don't think it's something he can change. i think at this point, look, i have pointed this out during the campaign. and it was distressing because you know, the president -- he was running for president and people would tell us oh, no, no, you shouldn't take him literally. but now he is president and when he institutes a ban, you know, against seven countries it is actually a literal ban. it's not a figure of speech when he says something. it's not something you can take -- it is who he is. and i think at least with th...