NRA busted giving Trump 9,259 times the legal limit: Bombshell campaign finance lawsuit
Source: raw story
24 Apr 2019 at 19:54 ET
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) was sued in federal court on Tuesday for allegedly failing to enforce campaign finance laws against the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Giffords, the nonprofit organization founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) after she survived an assassination attempt, sued the FEC for allegedly allowing the NRA to violate campaign finance law including to help Donald Trump.
The new lawsuit, reported by BuzzFeed court and justice reporter Zoe Tillman, mentions the word Trump thirty-five times.
Plaintiffs complaints demonstrate that the National Rifle Association (NRA) violated the Federal Election Campaign Act by using a complex network of shell corporations to unlawfully coordinate expenditures with the campaigns of at least seven candidates for federal office, thereby making millions of dollars of illegal, unreported, and excessive in-kind contributions, including up to $25 million in illegal contributions to now President Donald J. Trump, the lawsuit charged.
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And Trump wasnt the only Republican listed in the lawsuit. The lawsuit also named Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Montana state auditor Matt Rosendale, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in 2018.........................................................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/nra-busted-giving-trump-9259-times-legal-limit-bombshell-campaign-finance-lawsuit/
Ah. love it that they included the other Repugs listed in the lawsuit.
Link to tweet
Composite image of National Rifle Association President Oliver North and President Donald Trump (Fox News screengrabs)
Chin music
(23,002 posts)I want to be shocked but, I'm not surprised. Desensitized to it almost. Almost. FU trump.
C_U_L8R
(45,047 posts)Smells like money laundering. Maybe even Rubles to Dollars.
PatrickforO
(14,608 posts)Wouldn't put it past them. The Trumps are a crime family.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)How did Giffords get all this data?!?! Incredible work!
DBoon
(22,431 posts)doesn't mention the donation amount
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)I didn't know that. Thank you Gabbi Giffords!
Hassler
(3,402 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,292 posts)Which is something AG Barr all-of-sudden now supports. Before she is compelled to testify in one court hearing, or another. And now, yet another.
If/when she testifies, cadet bone spurs comments will be fulfilled: This is the end of my (P)residency. Im fucked. As will be the fate of the NRA. No wonder their pleas for donations have become more desperate recently. They realize theyre totally fucked!
Zoonart
(11,921 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)& boyfriend Paul Erickson spilled some. I really want that stuff to see the light of day.
belpejic
(720 posts)I'd really like to see that little sh*t go down...
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Hes a real piece of crap.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)This would be the time to resurrect Raygun just to see those red cheeks get even redder.
It reminds me of 2000, when a co-worker asked me if I was a Democrat or an American. How the tables have turned!
Skittles
(153,317 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,684 posts)Something hideous controls the expressions on that "face."
3Hotdogs
(12,469 posts)Not my original description, but I approve this message.
Judi Lynn
(160,684 posts)Some kind of mutated earthworm.
UpInArms
(51,296 posts)As should every picture of that malformed mouth
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Look how fucking short that robe is.
NBachers
(17,192 posts)Skittles
(153,317 posts)NOTHING
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Remember that "God Blessh duh Unahtedsh Shtaitsh" speech when they almost came flying out.
Apparently, he's never heard of Polygrip, or he is too lazy or vain to use it.
Skittles
(153,317 posts)Last edited Thu Apr 25, 2019, 05:26 PM - Edit history (1)
unless, of course, the egotistical bastard just could not be dominated by a dentist who is an expert in something Trump could not bluff about (I know teeth better than anyone!)....you just may be on to something, Dave Starsky
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Who thought that taking care of your teeth was a useless exercise and something that only "pussies" would do, so little Donald grew up without access to regular dental care.
As he became a celebrity, he would be able to hide certain aspects of his tooth loss with plates, etc. But he wouldn't have implants, etc., because it was an involved, time-consuming, and expensive process. He could just shove a denture in, the same way dear old Dad did. If you kind of keep your lips together like a goldfish, your artificial teeth won't pop out when you talk.
He is an absolute model of physical, mental, and emotional dysfunction.
Skittles
(153,317 posts)Nac Mac Feegle
(972 posts)I had one thought every time I saw him speaking.
The last time I saw a mouth like that, it was cleaning the algae off the glass in my aquarium. When he's talking, he looks like a plecostamus at work.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Haven't used that word since my wife sold the aquarium.
Blue Owl
(50,598 posts)n/t
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,088 posts)Blowfish !!!!
Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,508 posts)She is the link to NRA money sourced from Russians used in the campaign...
Could be, this is why the asshole Barr is willing to send her back to Russia before she can testify before congress.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212046480
Volaris
(10,281 posts)rkleinberger
(155 posts)Barr needs to be impeached first!
Brother Buzz
(36,508 posts)safeinOhio
(32,762 posts)punitive charges and they should be toast.
bluedigger
(17,091 posts)Makes it easier for the oligarchs to calculate the skim that way.
meow2u3
(24,778 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,785 posts)Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)...and whenever I hear about the NRA, I think of this, from last May:
Spanish prosecutor Jose Grinda says Don Jr should be "very concerned" about wiretaps of his meetings w Putin crony Alexander Torshin (also NRA's contact in Russia). Grinda turned those wiretaps over to FBI.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-jr-should-be-concerned-over-putin-allys-wiretapped-calls-spanish-945753
Yippie yi yo, muthafukkahs
UrbScotty
(23,980 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,955 posts)need to attend to as 2020 nears.
Voter suppression (voter rights)!
Campaign laws (where the money goes - from who)!
It is OUR country, we must fight for it!
Farmer-Rick
(10,242 posts)It was Putin's and the Russian oligarchs.
cstanleytech
(26,364 posts)not just a slap on the wrist time rather it needs to be a severe amount if they were involved in such a wide ranging conspiracy.
George II
(67,782 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)catrose
(5,079 posts)His recorded take from the NRA was $3 million, more than any other politician.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,117 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Justice
(7,188 posts)Len Blavatnik, is now a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen. But Blavatnik was born in Odessa, during Soviet reign, emigrated to US in late 1970s. He went back to Russia in the late 80s. Apparently one of/the richest man in UK now.
His companies donated over $6.3 million, with $2.5 million going to McConnells Senate Leadership Fund. In 2017, Blavatnik donated another $1 million to the Inaugural Committee. Donald Trump , Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Lindsey Graham, John Kasich and John McCain also accepted contributions.
Blavatnik and his long time friend and business partner Viktor Vekselburg hold about a 20% percent stake in an aluminium company called Rusal. Vekselberg also happens to be the largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus (think Manafort, Wilbur Ross).
Vekselburg is a Ukrainian-born Russian oligarch, one of Russia's richest men and close to Putin.
Rusal also owned in part by by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, and Rusal was on on the U.S. sanctions list until recently. McConnell was among the advocates for lifting sanctions on Rusal, claimed Treasury would maintain pressure on Deripaska personally but no need to punish Rusal and disrupt global aluminum supplies.
Deripaska controls RUSAL with about 48% stake held by one of his companies. Russian government owns about 5% of this Deripaska's company thru its state owned bank, VTB.
Rusal just announced plans to invest around $200 million to build a new aluminum plant in Kentucky. Rusal will have a 40 percent stake in the facility.
Read this and tell me that Mitch is not in this up to his eyeballs.
https://www.newsweek.com/company-russian-oligarch-millions-aluminum-plant-mitch-mcconnell-1397061
underpants
(183,057 posts)If you put Ollie North in charge of your organization, seriously, what did you expect?
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)NotASurfer
(2,157 posts)And getting caught with 55,554 bass in the boat
And claiming nothing illegal happened
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)Three total duds (zero charisma,ideas etc) beat 3 popular Democratic Senators...those wins always stank.
Vinca
(50,336 posts)Deb
(3,742 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)he spent a large chunk of it on fast food, and tanning lotion.
northoftheborder
(7,575 posts)Hadn't heard this - thanks for report.
Baltimike
(4,148 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)straight to the source. 4th of July will never be the same.
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas)
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Volaris
(10,281 posts)Mc Mike
(9,118 posts)inwiththenew
(972 posts)Nothing of any consequence at least.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)The money they laundered through the NRA. And still Mueller couldnt see the quid quo pro that would have made the collusion with the campaign a full on conspiracy crime.
TryLogic
(1,723 posts)Firestorm49
(4,041 posts)Initech
(100,151 posts)That's hell bent on destroying the left.