Politics Collection, Fool Me Twice | Part 3 + Maria Butina Speaks

Infamous

Sony Music

True Crime, News, Relationships, Entertainment News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 964 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Paul is arrested and must defend his schemes over the years. Victims speak out about being played by Erickson for years, but apologies and contrition aren’t exactly his style. UPDATE 10/11: After we published these episodes, Maria Butina reached out to tell her side of the story. Stay tuned after the episode for an exclusive interview. Unlock all episodes of Infamous, ad-free right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was there. I saw what you did. Blaze. I wasn't supposed to be there that night, but my friend
0:07.4	Siena talked me into going to the party in Lands End so she could spy on her boyfriend.
0:11.4	While hiding out in the woods, we witnessed an unspeakable crime,
0:15.8	and we did everything wrong afterward.
0:18.4	Connections run deep in our small town.
0:20.6	Fourteen years later, I learned that the guy who committed that unspeakable crime is running for
0:25.1	Congress and something in me snaps.
0:28.8	I can't bear the weight of that knowledge for another second.
0:31.8	Finally I report what I saw and all hell breaks
0:35.2	loose for me and others who were at that long-go party. Some of them will do whatever
0:39.9	it takes to keep the truth from coming to light, even if they have to kill me.
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1:00.9	Campside Media.
1:08.0	Paul Ericsson was a GOP insider who met Maria Bhutina,
1:11.9	a Russian gun rights activist who might also have been a spy, and he started dating her.
1:18.0	Then Maria was called into the US Senate and she was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States.
1:29.0	The government alleged that Maria's enrollment in a graduate program was a cover and that she was
1:34.8	really working under Alexander Torsion a powerful Russian politician making inroads
1:40.6	with American political groups.
1:42.8	I think what the government saw was that this may be part of an influence operation.
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