FBI investigating NRA laundering Russian money

http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/edi...cle_0cfdbf78-93c0-5838-b3ac-924285d7ac59.html

NRA scum

 

So basically the war against the right as conducted by the FBI is now completely without any boundaries. The FBI becomes more and more leftist and more an more fascist simultaneously.

 

You use an opinion article as a source?

Let me know when you have something legitimate.

 

The FBI does investigate "opinion."

 

But they are so damn slow in their investigations. Get the hell on with this thing FBI folks. Let's see what's on this burger.

Double-time, harch!

Let's get this shat out of the bag and out in the open!

If the NRA has gotten away from its sole focus on the 2nd Amendment and endorsing the best candidates this will be a shocker!

 

Not just the FBI. The House and Senate Intelligence Committees as well as the Senate Judiciary Committee are also investigating the contact from the Russian Government in this "transaction": Alexander Torshin.

Here is the full article

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html

 

Since when have legitimate sources ever persuaded you "always Drumpfettes?" Never, from what I can see.

 

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The FBI does not investigate "opinion."

 

Lol, who is in charge of the justice department, republicans or democrats?

 

You might try one ever now and then just for the change.

Who is in charge of the FBI or has it gone rogue?

 

Good topic and article; especially if people read the supporting articles the embedded links take them to. I'm glad this is being investigated.

Too bad that you added the supercilious, inflammatory, and otherwise worthless comment.

 

That’s impossible, their political opposite ideals and have always opposed each other, didn’t you learn basic English?

 

The article says there is no evidence of this whatsoever (near the end). So it is just more FAKE NEWS in a worthless editorial on a junk blog.

 

But.......with you folks the only "legitimate" sources are ones like Faux and the Daily Caller. Which, ironically, are the ones that lie all the time. Which is why you folks believe in so many lies.

 

Five Days On, NRA Still Mum On Report Of Russian Money Probe

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckr...i-investigating-russian-banker-donation-trump

Over five days have passed since a report revealed that the FBI is investigating whether a Russian banker funneled money to the NRA to boost Donald Trump’s campaign. And the gun group still isn’t talking.

The NRA did not respond to McClatchy’s requests for comments for its story on the FBI probe, published Thursday morning. And although McClatchy’s report reverberated widely in the media, the group still has offered no response, including to multiple inquiries from TPM.


The FBI is said to be looking into whether Alexander Torshin, a Russian central bank official, Putin ally, and longtime NRA member, directed money to the gun group. The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), a 501(c)(4) group that doesn’t have to disclose its donors, spent an estimated $35 million in 2016—more than any other dark money group.

A communications staffer for the NRA-ILA told TPM Monday that NRA Managing Director of Public Affairs Andrew Arulanandam was handling questions on the issue.

Arulanandam hasn’t responded to multiple phone and email messages asking whether the NRA has been contacted by the FBI, and whether the group accepted any donations from Torshin during the 2016 campaign. Asked Tuesday if anyone else at the NRA could field questions on the topic, Jennifer Baker, the NRA-ILA’s director of public affairs, again directed TPM to Arulanandam.

 

https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/summ.php?cycle=2016&chrt=V&disp=O&type=U

 

The FBI needs to get in there ********s and elbows and get answers right now. This is the story of the century.

 

Pot meet Kettle

 

Take down Trump and the NRA....

 

If so, this is more proof of the unlimited degree of corruption of the FBI.

A Russian banker contributing to the NRA PAC is no more illegal than Russians contributing $100,000,000 to the Clinton foundation and certainly less illegal than Bill Clinton personally pocketing $500,000 from Russian bankers.

Since it is NOT illegal, the FBI has NO justification to investigate. Zero. It is 100% corrupt for the FBI to use it's power and taxpayer money for the political or social agenda of someone within the FBI. Doing so constitutes violation of the Hatch Act, theft of public funds and criminal official oppression.

 

Who is in charge of the FBI or has it gone rogue? Want to try to explain how it has "gone rogue" without relying on a lie from right wing media?

 

I never could"figure" why the NRA was so tight with the Russian government...which has no interest in expanded gun rights for Russian citizens...or why "back channel" meetings between Trump campaign officials and Russians took place at NRAS dinner events.

And now we find out that the Russians used the NRA to fund Trump's campaign illegally?

 

Oh look -- another statement you know you have no ability to prove.

 

An impressive pile of biased and meaningless speculation in that editorial.
Let us know when you have facts.

 

Talkingpoints issuing talking points. What a surprise.

Other than nothing, what does an honest, unbiased observer conclude when an organization does not responds to unsubstantiated opinions?