FBI investigating potential money transfers from Russian banker to NRA: report

[MelissaB]

FBI investigating potential money transfers from Russian banker to NRA: report

The FBI is reportedly investigating whether Russian money was funneled through the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump become President.

Federal investigators are targeting Alexander Torshin, a deputy head at Russia’s central bank, who hosted a pair of dinners for a high profile NRA delegation in Moscow in 2015, McClatchy reported on Thursday.

Torshin then reportedly met with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA’s 2016 convention.

The gun lobbying group reported spending a record $55 million on the 2016 elections, $30 million of which went to supporting Trump’s bid.

More: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fbi-potential-transfers-russian-banker-nra-article-1.3763792

[MelissaB]

1. another snip

Torshin is a longtime associate of the group and attended annual meetings for years, including its 2016 convention where he met with Trump Jr. and reportedly tried to set up a meeting with the candidate himself.

He also has his own Russian gun rights group and met with a delegation from the pro-gun lobbying group in late 2015, a party that included Trump-supporting former sheriff David Clarke.

The trip, which included meetings with a host of Russian government and business figures, coincided with former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s own trip to Moscow, which was paid for by state broadcaster RT.

[Voltaire2]

2. What the ever loving fuck is going on?

We have gone through the looking glass.

[brush]

3. My apologies to any Vietnam vets who may be sufferers, but it sounds like we have a Russian...

Agent Orange is in the White House.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Guns are a wedge issue. Putin loves him some wedge issues.

It was mentioned way at the beginning of this debacle that guns was one of the issues he exploited..

[lunasun]

5. My sentiments exactly

[Shrike47]

6. Their expenditures almost tripled in 2016.

And how much did they spend in 2012? Per Google, about $20 million. So they had an additional $35 million to spend in 2016?

In 2012, they spent $15 million fighting Obama. $35million fighting Clinton. Hmmm.

[bobbieinok]

7. WGN interview with US Xian gun nut said Torshin leader in Russian NRA type group

There was recent DU post with link to this interview.

[Renew Deal]

8. The National Russian Association

[global1]

9. If This Is True - What Could Happen To The NRA?....

Does Mueller have any jurisdiction over the NRA?

[BlueDog22]

10. Shut It Down!

I hope they shut the NRA down!