The NRA gave Donald Trump's campaign $30 million. THIRTY MILLION

[jodymarie aimee]

The NRA gave Donald Trump's campaign $30 million. THIRTY MILLION: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/trump-nra-friend-white-house/ …

[hlthe2b]

1. Beyond obscene...

[sharedvalues]

2. Where did that money come from?????

[JoeStuckInOH]

3. NRA-ILA is the political wing of the NRA.

The NRA has a political component and a non-profit component. When one donates to "The NRA" they can specify the money go to the NRA-ILA (for Lobbying & pro-gun legislation) or the regular nonprofit "NRA". Technically and structurally, they are actually two separate organizations... but in general it's safe to call them both just "The NRA".

NRA general membership fees by default go to the non-political entity which is just the plain nonprofit "NRA". Membership dues and non-ILA donations support self defense classes and training, hunter safety education, shooting sports activities and the cost of the NRA magazines & advertisements.

NRA-ILA donations (and the ILA investments and endowments) are what drives the lobbying, legistative and political faction of the NRA. I wouldn't be surprised if many manufacturers donate large sums to the ILA so the NRA nonprofit side can say it still doesn't take donation from gun manufacturers and it's completely grassroots.

[jodymarie aimee]

4. I'll give you a hint

it rhymes with buns....

[mopinko]

6. russia.

[uponit7771]

8. Dark money from a PAC?

[MyOwnPeace]

5. It's too early........

to talk about political donations so soon after the theft of the 2016 elections........................

[spanone]

7. and it will pay off handsomely....trump has zero moral compass, they are made for each other

[leftyladyfrommo]

9. I think they own everyone in Congress. nt

[sharedvalues]

11. GOP: only motivated by money.

[sharedvalues]

12. We have legalized political corruption

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/books/review/zephyr-teachouts-corruption-in-america.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/in-theory/wp/2016/05/05/how-the-supreme-court-gets-corruption-totally-wrong/

How the Supreme Court gets corruption totally wrong

Members of Congress spend the majority of their time fundraising from wealthy donors, learning the smallest details about donors' lives — at the expense of learning about the policy details most relevant to their legislative work. When they're not fundraising, members may be anxious about meeting their fundraising quotas set by the national committees, or worried about offending the secret donors to powerful super PACs. This lurking fear undoubtedly shapes policy decisions, lest a wrong move trigger a deluge of attack ads from special interests.

The Supreme Court has said that none of this is corrupt or corrupting. That defies law, history and logic.

[Paladin]

10. The evil motherfuckers got their money's worth.

trump's brain-dead outlook on guns is exactly what they were after.