Depth Of Russian Politician's Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed

[hexola]

I missed this one...sorry if dupe.

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/590076949/depth-of-russian-politicians-cultivation-of-nra-ties-revealed

A prominent Kremlin-linked Russian politician has methodically cultivated ties with leaders of the National Rifle Association and documented efforts in real time over six years to leverage those connections and gain deeper access into American politics, NPR has learned.

Russian politician Alexander Torshin said his ties to the NRA provided him access to Donald Trump — and the opportunity to serve as a foreign election observer in the United States during the 2012 election.

Torshin is a prolific Twitter user, logging nearly 150,000 tweets, mostly in Russian, since his account was created in 2011. Previously obscured by language and sheer volume of tweets, Torshin has written numerous times about his connections with the NRA, of which he is a known paid lifetime member. NPR has translated a selection of those posts that document Torshin's relationship to the group.

[beachbum bob]

1. relationship means nothing, if monies can be proven to be illegal sent to NRA, that is the story

all this other stuff is just noise until a money trail is proven.

[uponit7771]

2. +1, but I fear because of citizens united it won't be illegal

[beachbum bob]

4. illegal monies are always illegal....besides if its proven to come

from russian sources, that will an effect on a broad base of NRA members. Until then just conjecture

[dalton99a]

3. Kick