FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump

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5. this could be huge story. Makes so much sense now.

NRA going to Russia for that field trip. NRA having tens of millions of dollars more to give to 2016 election -

From the article:

"However, 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 Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential race. Most of that was money was spent by an arm of the NRA that is not required to disclose its donors.

Two people with close connections to the powerful gun lobby said its total election spending actually approached or exceeded $70 million. The reporting gap could be explained by the fact that independent groups are not required to reveal how much they spend on Internet ads or field operations, including get-out-the-vote efforts."

Also from article - in May 2016, Russian known mobster and money launderer Torshin spoke to Donald Trump Jr. at NRA national convention. Lots of connections back and forth between Torshin, Trump campaign and NRA.

NRA also gave millions to other campaigns, Rubio, Burr, many others. Most money is outside spending.

Good piece on nature of spending - http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/oct/11/counting-up-how-much-nra-spends/