Anyone think she was really a subversive Russian agent?
I can admit I don’t know. But I get the impression she was railroaded, that she pleaded guilty to a crime to avoid the potential of a much more onerous sentence from numerous potential charges. It would be expensive to fight, and the political climate was against her. Yes I believe she was a Russian patriot - but that she wasn’t here in the US to interfere with the elections or American politics but to learn from our processes and lobbying practices to take them back to her home country.
I could be wrong. I will admit that much and I haven’t followed every detail of her case. But I do know she was invited here earlier by the Obama Admin to learn about the Federal Reserve, and that I believe is likely why she came back to learn about the NRA and our governmental processes to take them back to Russia. Not that she had any anti-US nefarious intent.
I believe you simplify a bit but my general impression is very similar.
Waiting to see if she becomes pres of Russia.