Lawyer involved in Russia and NRA connection tied to campaigns of Tennessee Senate hopeful Blackburn
Source: raw story
08 Jun 2018 at 17:03 ET
Over the last few months, reports have started digging into the ties between Russia and the NRA which go back about a decade and appear to be closer than previously understood.
Now, The Tennessean has identified a man who appears to be a key link between Putin’s regime, the NRA and Marsha Blackburn, a ultra-Conservative U.S. Rep running for Senate in Tennessee.
The man’s name is Kline Preston and he works as a lawyer in a tony Nashville suburb. He has also been an “election observer” for Russia, dispatched to polling stations to claim Putin’s elections aren’t rigged, and introduced the NRA’s president to a top Russian money launderer who was formerly in the Russian parliament.
He also has close ties to U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Senate and recently got support from Trump in the form of a rally. He is her former finance chair and worked as a lawyer for Blackburn as she battled charges of campaign finance violations. His wife also worked for her campaign in a paid position.
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What a complete jerk.
"Following Trump’s win, he tweeted this in Russian: “Donald Trump has won and now the relationship between Russia and America will be great!! Goodbye Witch Hillary!!”
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Nashville lawyer Kline Preston and Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn /Screenshots
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/03/20/russia-nashville-lawyer-marsha-blackburn/431448002/
Nashville lawyer who introduced Russian operative to the NRA has ties to Blackburn
Anita Wadhwani and Joel Ebert, The Tennessean Published 5:00 a.m. CT March 20, 2018
Amid ongoing probes into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, one Nashville attorney is gaining notice for his relationship to a Russian banker with Kremlin ties.
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Preston first introduced Torshin to then-president of the NRA David Keene in 2011 and the pair attended the NRA's annual convention in Nashville in 2015.
Among Preston's U.S. clients: Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn and her son-in-law, Paul Ketchel, a Nashville healthcare entrepreneur.
In 2005, Preston represented Blackburn when she was facing allegations of possible campaign finance violations. He also provided legal services to her campaign in 2007, according to federal filings.
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The Marsha Blackburn that used to walk around w an empty red 5 gal gas can(Plastic) to prove some stupid point Pro-oil...That Marsha? Been too cute by half for twice as long as she should have. I'm relieved she finally got caught.
Edit..You KNOW Miss Thing Blackburn has gone over to a Russian country, or a satellite, and drank and partied too much and had some raucous hotel nights herself. What's in HER dossier? 
Love It! 
Also will love to hear Blackburn's response to this (ahem) . . . revelation. Which also begs the question: is there any Republican that has not been compromised by Russian money?
That's the Republican 'go-to' phrase for anything they don't like or hits a little too close to home. It's strange that those two words seem to mesmerize Trump cultists, like nothing further need ever be said. Mueller could produce documents and filmed footage that proved Trump bought the election from Russia, and in turn would hand over every top secret paper in every department. He then raped two 13 year old girls, gave them gonorrhea, and shot both sets of parents who were tied to burning crosses, just because he could. Trump would say, 'fake news', and his cultists would cheer him on, then re-mortgage their houses and give the money to Trump. Trump has this Svengali-type hold on these people, and they're so happy about it!
Canada is 50 miles to the north of me, and it's looking mighty good to me right now. 
I'm about ready to surrender to the abject stupidity of Trump Amerikkka, and get the hell out of Dodge.
Mush Mouth Marsha isn't qualified for shit. Wasted 7 plus million on the Planned Parenthood selling baby parts bullshit. Bengazi! Bengazi! Bengazi!. That's all that Bitch could say for the last 3 years. Disgusting Bitch!! Show her the Door 
