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The NRA offers a new count of its Russian contributors By Steve Benen Before getting into the latest on the National Rifle Association and its foreign contributors, some backstory is in order. After the NRA’s campaign expenditures saw a dramatic jump in 2016, the group started fielding questions about the money’s sources. In fact, McClatchy News first reported in January that the FBI is exploring whether “a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money” to the NRA to help Trump win the presidency. The same outlet reported soon after that a former NRA board member, had “concerns” about the group’s ties to Russia “and its possible involvement in channeling Russian funds into the 2016 elections.” Politico reported soon after that the Federal Election Commission has launched “a preliminary investigation into whether Russian entities gave illegal contributions” to the far-right group. READ MORE: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/th...
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 7:03AM
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NPR moved the ball forward a bit with a new report two weeks ago, noting that the organization acknowledges accepting money from foreign sources, though the NRA denies anything improper.
Enjoy the read.
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 7:06AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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You do enjoy useless reports Ron, no doubt about that.
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 7:17AM
Steve Williams
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In case this isn’t obvious, given the enormous amount of money the NRA receives for its endeavors, these revised totals of donations from Russia represent a tiny percentage of the organization’s budget and that of its affiliates.
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 7:33AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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$500 from 2 Russians. Enjoy your useless report Ron.
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 8:18AM
Steve Williams
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Wow!!! $500 from 2 Russians would not spark the NRA’s campaign say they saw a dramatic jump in 2016. I have more respect for The NRA than to believe that Bull 💩.
Steve, why are you over looking this paragraph: "The same outlet reported soon after that a former NRA board member, had “concerns” about the group’s ties to Russia “and its possible involvement in channeling Russian funds into the 2016 elections.” Politico reported soon after that the Federal Election Commission has launched “a preliminary investigation into whether Russian entities gave illegal contributions” to the far-right group."
$500 would not have been a issue but yet you offer that to me as a reply. You can do better than that or is that the best you can do?
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 11:40AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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First of all Ron the NRA is not far-right. Have you read the McClatchy report? Who's the former NRA board member? Do you know who the board members are, how they become board members, how long they serve, what they do?
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 2:58PM
Steve Williams
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I never thought about the running of The Board at The NRA and that information is not relevant to this conversation at all.
$500 would not have been a issue but yet you offer that to me as a reply. You can do better than that or is that the best you can do?
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 5:52PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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In other words Ron, you didn't bother to read the McClatchy report.
Cleta Mitchell, who represented the NRA for years, is on a newly disclosed list of people whom Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are seeking to interview. Democratic investigators for that committee’s Senate counterpart also are interested in what she may know about relationships between the NRA or its allies and wealthy Russians, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Mitchell told McClatchy in an email that any suggestion she has concerns about the NRA's Russia connections is a "complete fabrication."
The sources declined to detail the specific nature of the information prompting investigators’ interest in Mitchell, a prominent gun rights champion, election law specialist and veteran conservative operative.
Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-g...
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 6:34PM
Steve Williams
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Since this investigation is still on going, it would be premature until Cleta Mitchell has her chance to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
Wouldn't that be the prudent thing to do Steve?
Thursday, April 12th 2018 at 10:50PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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It was a Democrat ploy and the Democrats have no power to bring anyone to testify. When was the last time you saw pencil-neck Schiff on TV?
Friday, April 13th 2018 at 2:23AM
Steve Williams
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Hey Steve, you said it yourself, at this time the Democrats has no power to bring anyone to testify, at least not yet. So, what you are witnessing is Republicans at WAR with in The Republican Party at work and that is my friend is a FACT you can't deny.
Friday, April 13th 2018 at 7:32AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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You're welcome to obsess about republicans Ron, I do not. To me you are all the same, feckless, worthless. 99% of you should be FIRED.
Friday, April 13th 2018 at 8:25AM
Steve Williams
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Are you saying NOW, that the Republican Party is feckless, worthless Steve?
Friday, April 13th 2018 at 8:49AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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That's correct Ron. You need look no farther than the omnibus spending bill, which the President SHOULD HAVE VETOED.
Friday, April 13th 2018 at 9:09AM
Steve Williams
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Trump was the closes this you could have got to a Libertarian agenda, now you want to through The Republicans under the bus. WOW!!!!
Saturday, April 14th 2018 at 6:53AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I told you a long time ago Ron, Trump isn't a Republican. He's an Independent, like me.
Saturday, April 14th 2018 at 8:31AM
Steve Williams
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You told me that you are a Libertarian.
Saturday, April 14th 2018 at 9:58AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Correct Ron, I'm a Libertarian.
Saturday, April 14th 2018 at 12:56PM
Steve Williams
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All the Libertarians in office VOTE REPUBLICAN, because that is closes to your believes of Ayn Rand.
Thursday, April 26th 2018 at 10:28AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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