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Boyfriend paul erickson? has she spoken to prosecutors about leaders in the nra? those are all questions we have not answered yet. and so we do not know the full scope of that cooperation agreement. but it is very possible, according to our sourcing, that butina has spoken at length to prosecutors about at least erickson. >> now you and betsy woodruff at daily beast broke the news that erickson had received this target letter in which federal prosecutors informed him that they were considering charges against him, and it wasn't like lying to investigators charges. it wasn't an obstruction char...

He will be charged. >> sure. >> but we do not know whether or not those conversations with prosecutors have developed, and that sort of all has hinged on whether or not butina has cooperated against him in this agreement. that's something, again, about we do not know. we do know that according to our sourcing, butina and erickson are still together. he regularly visits her in jail. and so to that extent, i can't imagine that would be an easy conversation to have with a significant other, but, again, no, we do not know the current status of erickson and that target letter. however, we do know t...

Target letter. but the real question tonight is what prosecutors might be able to win if this plea agreement goes through. joining us now is erin banco. she is a report were the daily beast. she has been reporting on about this news for a while now. ms. banco, i really appreciate you being here. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> we're seeing multiple reports now that marina butina has not only agreed to a guilty plea, but has agreed to cooperation. are you guys able to be specific at the daily beast in terms of what you understand the scope of her cooperation deal to be, wha...

To try to elect donald trump president, marina butina would seem to be the first russian who is going to plead guilty to it. if the reporting tonight on her deal with prosecutors holds up. prosecutors have alleged that marina butina was acting as a secret agent of the russian government in this country when she made contacts and set up meetings and foreign trips and lines of communication between russian officials and american activists associatednra and the breakfast. the daily beast has recently reported that her purported american boyfriend has himself received a letter from prosecutors ale...

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