NYT: Trump met with NRA chief for financial support
Source: Axios
President Trump met with Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, on Friday to discuss how the gun advocacy group "could provide financial support for the presidents defense as he faces political headwinds, including impeachment," the New York Times reports.
Why it matters: "... in return for the support, Mr. LaPierre asked that the White House 'stop the games' over gun control legislation, people familiar with the meeting said," according to the NYT.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/nyt-trump-met-with-nra-chief-for-financial-support-1b8f4195-513f-4156-ab0d-ff3228090d44.html?fbclid=IwAR0TzoC5sRdOm3mpHLx11Z_tXQnYuogNh_ID_lSvbhR8ljk48t8NaCStjKE
Excuse us? Needy Amin is going to the NRA to get Russian funding and social media support? Can he be any more pathetically obvious?
htuttle
(23,738 posts)Almost a literal translation of quid pro quo. And it's illegal. You can't sell legislation. Openly.
getagrip_already
(14,603 posts)The nra is criminally exposed. Trump controls the doj.
Those arent dots. Thry are bold solid lines.
Nice organization you have there. Be a shame if anything happened to it, or you.....
But he also has pardons.
For you, this favor i will do, but.....
NoMoreRepugs
(9,363 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)"Wyden alleges that the NRA might have violated numerous tax laws by ignoring the parameters associated with nonprofit tax status. He is calling on the IRS to investigate."
"The probe was limited in scope. It relied on the NRA to voluntarily hand over documents and the Republicans on the Finance Committee opted not to cooperate with the investigation."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-accuse-nra-promising-access-u-s-officials-exchange-n1059496
Response to Jirel (Original post)
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not fooled
(5,801 posts)Can't Mr. Billionaire Real Estate Mogul fund his own defense?
Time to schedule a few more Air Force layovers at Turnberry!
chowder66
(9,045 posts)erronis
(15,170 posts)anymore.
Those dudes don't just do knee-capping. They have lots of tools in their KGB/FSB kit.
Problem always is: how do you extract maximum value from the mark before you make him go away?
Is the mark dump, mcTurtle, republicons, or the US in total?
Hey, thanks for this crummy ride, (r)epuglicons. If we survive, please don't come around asking for handouts.
SergeStorms
(19,143 posts)that the Russians used so frequently in Europe could be on the White House menu soon. They'll tell Trump they'll give him the "antidote" if he pays up immediately. Honest, comrade Trump! To tell the truth, looking at Trump's hair, they may well have dosed him already.
Jarqui
(10,119 posts)Quid Pro Quo ...
NRA puts up impeachment defense dough to buy:
Trump agrees he won't sign off on any gun legislation
Jirel
(2,012 posts)Jarqui
(10,119 posts)Unfortunately, the Russians own the Attorney General too .....
PSPS
(13,577 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,006 posts)Stands for National Russia Association
cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)gopiscrap
(23,725 posts)SHAKEDOWN!!!!
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)BHDem53
(1,061 posts)but an empty bladder.
ret5hd
(20,480 posts)Also, wasnt this illegal on Waynes part also? It would be funny if this brought the nra down also.
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)as in National Russia Association
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)Shakedown everybody and puff up your tax returns and loan applications. A career ladder for those able to lie with a straight face.
Release the tax returns!
truthisfreedom
(23,138 posts)Maxheader
(4,370 posts)the potential to prevent more school kids from being massacred..
All to fund the head idiots defense of power abuse..
Fuck you lapierre...The fight continues, with or without meaning-full gun regulation..
ProfessorGAC
(64,827 posts)I thought that was the reason evil Dana lost her gig.
Aside from the illegality, where is the NRA going to get the $?
Jirel
(2,012 posts)One would think from the news stories, right? Fresh line of credit from Moscow banks?
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)Isn't the NRA almost broke except for Wayne's expenses?
comment from a blog (DU I think)
I had a coworker who was a big time gun owner who kept a gun in every room in the house just in case someone broke in (lots of problems with that idea, may be worth a blog article someday, but thats what he did). He even went so far as to start buying more guns for each room after a school shooting, like home invasion and mass shooting are correlated somehow. He had let his NRA membership lapse and refused to renew it because he got tired of nonstop requests for donations. To him all the membership did was give the NRA to badger him for more money with phone calls, and direct mailings. If the
organization is as strapped for cash as it appears, those solicitations may have gone way over the top and people are simply tired of being badgered for money and are choosing to let their membership to lapse.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,789 posts)Perhaps he thinks he is because he owes someone billions.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Retrograde
(10,127 posts)a multi-billionaire, as he claims. I'm shocked, shocked, I tell you....
Isn't the NRA a 501(c)3 organization and therefore prohibited from giving money directly to specific candidates? Not that adhering to the law has been a big thing with them recently
Vinca
(50,236 posts)I've got to spend more time thinking of a product to sell these people. How about a Jesus Holster for $99.95? "Shoot with Jesus and never miss your target." Shipping and handling not included.