Trump meets w/ NRA "to explore the possibility the NRA could provide funding for his legal expenses"

[Miles Archer]

On Friday, The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump is turning to an old ally for help mounting his legal defense against impeachment: The National Rifle Association.

According to the report, Trump met with executives of the gun-rights organization, to explore the possibility the NRA could provide funding for his legal expenses as the House moves to impeach him over his phone calls seeking to extort Ukraine into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden. It is not clear whether Trump or NRA executives pitched the idea.

The new comes just as a new Senate report details how Russia used the NRA as an intelligence asset to infiltrate the Republican Party. It also comes as the NRA is facing a mountain of financial problems and ethics scandals into how leadership steered contracts with an Oklahoma advertising firm they had a financial stake in.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/trump-turns-to-the-nra-to-help-him-bankroll-defense-against-impeachment-report/

[Vinca]

1. Always the grifter.

[TheRealNorth]

2. That's nice of the Russians

To pay for their puppet's legal expenses.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. And just how? I thought the NRA was wiped out financially ... perhaps the NRA is going to ...

Russia soon, to gather some more funds?

[spanone]

4. Well, that explains why red flag laws and universal background checks have disappeared....

it's a money deal

[Miles Archer]

11. Parts of Trump's post-impeachment news rants have included...

...the "list" of things Democrats "don't want to talk about," and guns are on the list.

I mean, forget the fact that Democrats drafted legislation that Mitch McConnell won't discuss until he's sure Trump will sign off on it.

And, if the NRA cuts him a check for "legal defense," there will be NO gun legislation as long as Trump is in office.

Sounds like another "I need you to do something for me" quid pro quo to me.

[tblue37]

5. The NRA isn't as flush as it used to be. Wayne has pretty nearly sucked it dry. nt

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

6. trump goes from one shakedown to another

[Leghorn21]

7. I thought their finances were in the crapper

And the RNC has deep pockets, why not call Ronna? She just dropped $160,000 on that Lewandowski loser, what’s another few million billion gazillion bucks??

[deminks]

8. Only if Pootey launders, I mean sends them enough money.

[struggle4progress]

9. "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse!"

[blugbox]

10. So trump is openly asking Russia

To help fund his defense for conspiring with Russia. Got it. Innocent.

[lunasun]

12. Highlight this and gun control . Show how Repugs are in NRA for the $$ and won't pass gun laws

Foolish and weak to stop talking about gun laws now imo

Link to tweet

?s=21

[dalton99a]

17. +1

[NCLefty]

13. So the "law abiding" gun addicts want to help protect the known criminal, eh?

[Baitball Blogger]

14. Why wouldn't he as a co-conspirator?

[Hoyt]

15. I'll protect the white wing's gunz, if you keep me in office. What a POS.

[doc03]

16. No doubt it will be Russian money

they use.

[Totally Tunsie]

18. The Idiot Traitor obviously hasn't learned his lesson

about asking for favors...but then, he never was a very good student.

[lindysalsagal]

19. sayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyessayyes

We can de-fund the NRA, too!!!

[JesterCS]

20. I thought Trump

Had all sorts of money, seeing as how he's so successful and genius. Lol