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Josh Israel
September 27, 2019
Earlier this year, Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. The Kremlin-linked founder of Russias equivalent to the National Rifle Associations had, without registering as a foreign agent, been working to infiltrate Americas NRA and other conservative organizations.
A new report by the Senate Finance Committees Democratic staff reveals that the NRA knew about Butinas links to Vladimir Putins regime and welcomed her anyway, offering her access to the conservative movement.
The same, they found, was true of Butinas then-boss, former Russian government official Alexander Torshin a lifetime member of the NRA who was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Treasury in April 2018 ...
https://www.nationalmemo.com/senate-probe-finds-nra-knowingly-served-russian-agents-scheme/?cn-reloaded=1
struggle4progress
(118,041 posts)by: KOIN 6 News Staff
Posted: Sep 27, 2019 / 07:37 PM PDT / Updated: Sep 27, 2019 / 07:37 PM PDT
... Wyden also talked about a probe into the National Rifle Association carried out by Democrats in the Senate Finance Committee.
The R in NRA really stands for Russian,' said Wyden.
When you look at this, in effect the run-up to the 2016 election
they lied repeatedly, Wyden said. They said, for example, this trip that was made in 2015 was just for trying to promote good relations between the United States and Russia.
https://www.koin.com/news/politics/wyden-at-koin-talks-whistleblower-complaint-nra/
RainCaster
(10,683 posts)They owe our country a whole lot of back taxes for being a Russian lobbying firm.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)And it is worthwhile pursuing.