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The FBI is investigating whether Alexander Torshin, a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin, illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Trump win the presidency. mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-wo…
“The NRA reported spending a record $55 million on the 2016 elections, including $30 million to support Trump – triple what the group devoted to backing Romney in the 2012 race. Most of that was money was spent by an arm of the NRA that is not required to disclose its donors.”
Russia made more than one attempt to reach the campaign through NRA liaisons. Two emails urging a Trump-Torshin meet-up were sent to Rick Dearborn, who testified before House Intel yesterday nytimes.com/2017/12/03/us/…
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How Russian politician and Putin ally infiltrated the #NRA npr.org/2018/03/01/590…
“Torshin also documented his attendance at every NRA convention between 2012 and 2016, only some of which have been previously reported” #Russia #NRA
“The FBI is investigating whether Torshin, the deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to assist the Trump campaign in 2016” — and subvert American democracy.
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THREAD: for those of you concerned about the relative quiet coming from Mueller: HAVE NO FEAR.

Mueller has assembled an A-team Justice🇺🇸League of some of the finest lawyers in the country, many of whom left lucrative jobs.

And they didn't come for the doughnuts.😎 1/
We've all become rather immune to the shockwaves of news. THIS IS PART OF TEAM🇷🇺TRUMP'S PLAN TO DISTRACT AND DEFLECT FROM THE *REAL NEWS*.

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Fmr CABINET MEMBER/NSA (Flynn)👉🏼pleaded GUILTY to LYING about his contacts with #Russia🇷🇺

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We need to talk about the NRA (1/many)
A new report out today says that the FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency (2/)
mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-wo…
Last year we learned that before the NRA poured more than $30 million into Trump’s election, it met with a notorious Kremlin hardliner (3/) thedailybeast.com/top-trump-ally…
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The FBI is investigating whether Alexander Torshin, a top Russian banker (known as the "Russian godfather"), illegally funneled money to the NRA to help Trump win.

(The NRA spent $30 million to support Trump — 3X what they gave to Romney's 2012 campaign)

mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-wo…
<quick thread>
A bit of background info on Alexander Torshin, the Russian bank exec and suspected mobster/organized crime boss who is now being investigated for potentially funneling $ through the NRA to help Trump's campaign. (That's him at the 2016 NRA convention👇).

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According to intel assessments, Torshin is part of a years-long "aggressive Kremlin effort to forge alliances" w/top GOP figures, including those close to the WH. The NRA is a major conduit of influence here... and possibly also a cash conduit.

/2/
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BOOM: The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the @NRA to help Trump during the election.
.@NRA chief gun lobbyist Wayne LaPierre has been seated next to Donald Trump at strategy sessions in the White House. The NRA was the largest outside donor to Trump’s campaign at $30,000,000+.
Since the start of Trump’s campaign, the @NRA has fomented his culture war, attacking media and any American who dares to question this administration with bizarre, over-the-top rhetoric and fear mongering.

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"The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy."

amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-wo…
"FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said."
"It is illegal to use foreign money to influence federal elections.

It’s unclear how long the Torshin inquiry has been ongoing."
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