Investigators from special counsel Robert Mueller's team briefly questioned Maria Butina in January, but she did not appear to be central to their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, sources say
Butina pleaded guilty in December to conspiring to act as an unregistered Russian agent and, as part of her plea deal, agreed to cooperate with law enforcement. She has been in jail since her arrest in July 2018 and is slated to appear in court Thursday for a status hearing.Mueller's team questioned her on only one occasion for approximately an hour, sources said.
Grand jury investigation started by Mueller 'continuing robustly,' prosecutor says"Maria's plea agreement requires cooperation with any relevant entities," said Robert Driscoll, Butina's attorney."She's complied with all such requests."Read MoreThe special counsel's office was interested in Butina's interactions with J.D. Gordon, a former national security aide on the Trump campaign, two sources said.
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