GT Progressive News: NEWS: For more than a year my @SenateFinance staff has been investigating the NRA’s relationship with foreign agent Maria Butina and Russian government official Alexander Torshin and their role in the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Here’s what they found.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

NEWS: For more than a year my @SenateFinance staff has been investigating the NRA’s relationship with foreign agent Maria Butina and Russian government official Alexander Torshin and their role in the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Here’s what they found.

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The NRA lied about the December 2015 Moscow trip not being an official trip. pic.twitter.com/XdlO4Lm5Rw
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 27, 2019

While in Moscow, the NRA delegation met with a host of senior level Kremlin officials, including some of Putin’s closest advisors (at least two of whom had been sanctioned by the U.S. government), and multiple Russian oligarchs close to Putin. pic.twitter.com/qoKgmNv7zD
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 27, 2019

The incoming NRA president only agreed to participate in the trip after he was offered the opportunity to explore lucrative business deals with Russian weapons manufacturers, on the condition that he bring the NRA to Russia. pic.twitter.com/y9ixJAbpF3
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 27, 2019

After returning from Moscow, the NRA gave the Russians free rein over the guest list for its 2016 Annual Meeting. It also provided access to other political organizations in 2015 and 2016 like the National Prayer Breakfast and the secretive right-wing Council for National Policy. pic.twitter.com/MG9Upb1ICt
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 27, 2019

Read more about our investigation and its extensive findings: https://t.co/DHNGiwSUFP
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 27, 2019