NEW: The judge in Maria Butina's case has lifted her gag order while Butina cooperates per her plea deal. Butina had asked to have the gag order lifted, the government wanted it to remain. The judge reminded everyone they still had to follow court rules in how they share info pic.twitter.com/n5IMq5PFX6— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 21, 2018