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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Aug 4, 2018, 08:47 AM Aug 2018

David Corn connects the dots on why the NRA president stepped down before Russia scandal broke

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David Corn connects the dots on why the NRA president stepped down before Russia scandal broke (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2018 OP

Ollie North still an arms merchant? bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #1

No, this isn't about selling arms to the Russians. This about a fake "private" gun-rights Nitram Aug 2018 #2

I keep saying this, if reporters will look into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce I think Dustlawyer Aug 2018 #3

Absolutely. dalton99a Aug 2018 #4

bucolic_frolic

(43,249 posts)

1. Ollie North still an arms merchant?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 08:57 AM

Aug 2018

Somebody's going to make a lot of money supplying arms to Russians

Nitram

(22,845 posts)

2. No, this isn't about selling arms to the Russians. This about a fake "private" gun-rights

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 10:16 AM

Aug 2018

organization in Russia formed to get influence on the NRA and the Trump election. Anyone who thinks Putin would allow a private gun-rights group in Russia to exist doesn't understand Russia. This as a long-game influence-peddling scheme to connect to conservatives in the NRA, and in the Trump campaign.

Dustlawyer

(10,497 posts)

3. I keep saying this, if reporters will look into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce I think

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 11:41 AM

Aug 2018

they will find a lot of Russian money there too!

The NRA knew what they were doing, treason!

dalton99a

(81,565 posts)

4. Absolutely.

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 4, 2018, 01:31 PM

Aug 2018

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