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FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 3:47 pm
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The FBI’s Russia investigation has new targets in its sights, a Moscow banker and his friends at the NRA, according to a report.
Investigators are looking into whether Alexander Torshin, a deputy at Russia’s central bank, illegally sent money to the National Rifle Association to support the election of President Trump, McClatchy reported on Thursday.
Federal Election Commission regulations and federal law prohibit foreign nationals from giving to election efforts, including “directly or indirectly participating in the decision-making process” or bodies such as labor unions or corporations.
The U.S. intelligence community has said that the Kremlin officials all the way up to Vladimir Putin, seen as close to Torshin, conducted a campaign to tilt the election towards the Republican.
Much of that alleged effort was centered around the hacking of Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign aide emails, though investigators have also been looking at potential financial ties.
The NRA endorsed Trump’s outsider candidacy as he was wrapping up the Republican nomination in spring 2016, and spent $30 million to support his campaign as part of a more than $50 million total election effort.
Torshin is a longtime NRA member and has attended multiple conventions put on by the group, including its 2016 meeting where he met with Donald Trump Jr. and reportedly tried to set up a meeting with Trump himself.
He also has his own Russian gun rights group and met with a delegation from the pro-gun lobbying group to Russia in late 2015, a party that included Trump-supporting sheriff David Clarke.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Lock 'em all up!
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 6:42 pm
(January 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Lock 'em all up!
How the fuck do you plan to lock up 140 million Russians??
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 7:12 pm
We'd have to dump out the weed smokers first.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 7:14 pm
You;re not thinking like a bodyfarmer at all. "Overcrowding" is just another term for efficient use of profitable space.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 7:20 pm
(January 18, 2018 at 6:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (January 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Lock 'em all up!
How the fuck do you plan to lock up 140 million Russians??
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You know damned well Minn was talking about the NRA leadership.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 7:50 pm
(This post was last modified: January 18, 2018 at 8:01 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(January 18, 2018 at 7:20 pm)Brian37 Wrote: (January 18, 2018 at 6:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: How the fuck do you plan to lock up 140 million Russians??
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You know damned well Minn was talking about the NRA leadership.
Yes, I know. I was making what is called a 'joke'. Since you seem woefully unaware of the concept (as is further evidenced by your pitiful contributions to the 'joke time' thread), a 'joke' is a humourous expression, story, or play on words, and is not expected to be taken seriously. These 'jokes' have a long and storied history, but - to the humour-impaired (not naming any names) - they might as well be unicorn farts for all the good they do.
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addendum: If you're going to shorten his name, it should be 'Min', not 'Minn', you ignorant twat.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 7:53 pm
(January 18, 2018 at 6:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (January 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Lock 'em all up!
How the fuck do you plan to lock up 140 million Russians??
Boru
Those assholes are already locked up - even if they don't know it.
But the fucking NRA and all of the WLBs fucking family can find nice cells.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 8:35 pm
The National Russian Association resents implications that they are cutting deals with foreign countries.
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RE: FBI looking at potential transfers from Russian banker to NRA
January 18, 2018 at 8:44 pm
(January 18, 2018 at 8:35 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: The National Russian Association resents implications that they are cutting deals with foreign countries.
Heh. I see what you did there...
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