U.S. Says Evidence Against Accused Russian Must Remain Secret
- Butina information aiding ongoing investigations, U.S. says
- Defense lawyer warned against statements made to media
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U.S. prosecutors said millions of pages of evidence gathered in the case of accused Russian foreign agent and gun-rights advocate Mariia Butina should be kept from the public because some of it relates to ongoing investigations.
Prosecutors made the argument during a court hearing Wednesday in Washington, saying they were preparing to turn over to the defense two batches of about 1.5 million documents each. That can’t happen, they said, until Butina’s lawyer agrees to keep the information confidential.