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| ‘It was very hard to bear’: Maria Butina recalls how prison guards laughed as they watched US media smear her on TV | ‘It was very hard to bear’: Maria Butina recalls how prison guards laughed as they watched US media smear her on TV |
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| Shortly after landing in Moscow, Maria Butina was quizzed about her ordeal in US jail. The gun activist said one of the toughest things to do was to watch a smear campaign against her on American TV and see the guards laughing. | Shortly after landing in Moscow, Maria Butina was quizzed about her ordeal in US jail. The gun activist said one of the toughest things to do was to watch a smear campaign against her on American TV and see the guards laughing. |
| Butina, who spent months in a US jail for failing to properly register as a foreign agent, landed in Moscow on Saturday. "It was especially frightening, when I was sitting in prison and seeing how they chose the scariest photos of me to air on the news," she told RT in a brief exclusive interview while en-route from Sheremetyevo airport. | |
| During that time, Butina said, the guards “laughed and watched along. It was very hard to bear." | During that time, Butina said, the guards “laughed and watched along. It was very hard to bear." |
| "Everybody hated me there." | "Everybody hated me there." |
| Many American outlets parroted unsubstantiated claims that Butina had traded sex for political favors. Government prosecutors later admitted that this was not the case – but news networks made little effort to correct their egregious smears. | Many American outlets parroted unsubstantiated claims that Butina had traded sex for political favors. Government prosecutors later admitted that this was not the case – but news networks made little effort to correct their egregious smears. |
| One of the things that gave her strength, Butina recalled, was news of support that was brought by Russian diplomats. They were “a breath of fresh air amidst the horrors.” | One of the things that gave her strength, Butina recalled, was news of support that was brought by Russian diplomats. They were “a breath of fresh air amidst the horrors.” |
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