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edhopper

(33,488 posts)
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 10:56 AM Sep 2019

TRump and NRA in criminal conspiracy

falling through the cracks of all the other awfulness, but trading government action for financial support is impeachable on it's own.

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre reportedly offered to help Trump fight off impeachment and asked him to stop 'the games' on gun reform
https://www.businessinsider.com/nra-trump-discussed-financial-support-not-backing-gun-control-nyt-2019-9

And BTW, support from the NRA these days is support from the Russians.

NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764879242/nra-was-foreign-asset-to-russia-ahead-of-2016-new-senate-report-reveals

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Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. THIS. I've been praying for this to get the attention it deserves.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:09 AM
Sep 2019

NRA was a conduit for Russian money and influence. NRA members: what will it take to wake you up? Upper management are a pack of grifters... and now we learn they are Russian grifters.

tblue37

(65,227 posts)
3. Now, when he does nothing on gun control (which is exactly what was going to happen
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:33 AM
Sep 2019

anyway), we can say he is doing nothing on gun control in hopes of getting NRA financial support.

Maybe he will feel pressured to do something on gun control to avoid such accusations.

Nah.

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)
4. We may have a whole new label for a criminal category.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 11:39 AM
Sep 2019

SQUAT pro QUID.

Let that sink in ....... and rotate through all the various meanings of each word.
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