The Giffords Law Center, founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has filed suit against the Federal Election Commission for apparently ignoring now-widely public allegations that the powerful National Rifle Association flagrantly violated anti-coordination campaign finance laws in its efforts to help elect national blowhard Donald J. Trump.
In the 2016 presidential election, the suit alleges, that the NRA circumvented campaign laws by using the same individuals who were handling Trump’s campaign ads to also place its ads in support of Trump. The media buyers operated under different company names, but shared the same address.The pro-gun extremist group, now battling severe money problems and accusations of rampant internal corruption, spent at least $25 million to boost Trump in the election. Thanks to one of the few remaining campaign finance laws anyone seems to still pay attention to, that's only legal if the NRA was not "coordinating" with the Trump campaign in placing those ads. If the same firm, and more to the point the exact same individuals, were handling both efforts simultaneously, then it shatters any notion of a firewall between the two advertising efforts.
The Federal Election Commission may be (apparently) ignoring the NRA's alleged crimes, but that's not the only group the NRA needs to be worried about. Federal investigators were drawn to the NRA's dealings and finances after the arrest of a Russian agent with cozy relationships with top NRA leadership; reporters continue to probe what appears to be an illegal self-enrichment scheme between NRA leaders and a connected "public relations" firm. Even if the FEC does nothing, the NRA's top figures may end up under indictment before all this is over.
from Daily Kos http://bit.ly/2UGsdfJ
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