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Today the President again spoke at the annual NRA convention. Here are 7 facts about the NRA:
1) The NRA was used to launder Russian money in 2016, some of which went to Trump, and was infiltrated by a Russian spy (just sentenced to 18 months in prison).
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
1) The NRA was used to launder Russian money in 2016, some of which went to Trump, and was infiltrated by a Russian spy (just sentenced to 18 months in prison).
washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
2) Evidence suggests that the NRA illegally coordinated dark money campaign spending to boost GOP candidates, including
- the Trump campaign in 2016 thetrace.org/2018/12/trump-…
- and marquee Senate races in 2016 and 2018 motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
...violating campaign finance law.
- the Trump campaign in 2016 thetrace.org/2018/12/trump-…
- and marquee Senate races in 2016 and 2018 motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
...violating campaign finance law.
3) The NRA has cultivated ties with conspiracy theorists - including InfoWars - who claim that major mass shootings like the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults, are "hoaxes." thetrace.org/rounds/making-…
4) The NRA operates an online television station called NRA TV that spews completely unhinged bile and hatred. Just a few minutes' watching will give a sense of how extreme they are.
5) The NRA is in serious financial trouble, thanks partially to increasing boycotts, but primarily due to remarkable corruption in the ranks of its leaders and vendors: newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
6) For decades the NRA was among the most powerful lobbies in Washington, but the are getting weaker. This year a number of Republicans crossed them to support expanded background checks, and even more voted for the NRA-opposed Violence Against Women Act: npr.org/2019/04/04/709…
7) I saved my favorite NRA fact of all for last: my "F" grade. 
