The strange, murky ties between Russia, the NRA, and Tennessee politics are growing stranger, murkier. thinkprogress.org/tangled-web-of… 
For years, and on multiple campaigns, Doug Grindstaff worked closely with Kline Preston, the lawyer who brought the NRA and Russian officials together.
Now, Grindstaff is trying to help elect Marsha Blackburn's replacement. thinkprogress.org/tangled-web-of…
Now, Grindstaff is trying to help elect Marsha Blackburn's replacement. thinkprogress.org/tangled-web-of…
And scooplet: Kline Preston didn't just introduce Russian officials to the NRA, sparking the current FBI investigation.
He also says he introduced them to the leadership of CoreCivic, the most notorious private prison group in the U.S. thinkprogress.org/tangled-web-of…
He also says he introduced them to the leadership of CoreCivic, the most notorious private prison group in the U.S. thinkprogress.org/tangled-web-of…
Meanwhile, here's Alexander Torshin saying that Tennessee is his favorite state in the U.S.:
Apropos of nothing, here's a photo of Alexander Torshin—the NRA's Russian contact, an alleged Russian mafia "godfather"—next to the Dolly Parton plaque in Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.
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'Torshin was referred to in one of Grinda’s wiretaps, now with the FBI, as “godfather” by Romanov. Grinda confirms that is how Romanov addressed Torshin.' the-american-interest.com/2018/06/12/gri…
