“We are disturbed by the lack of transparency the NRA has demonstrated surrounding the December 2015 trip to Moscow,” Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu of California and Kathleen Rice of New York write in a letter obtained by ABC News.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Democratic lawmakers are launching an investigation into the “complex web of relationships” between the NRA, Chris Coons’ Prayer Breakfast and Moscow.
“How much money did the NRA receive from Russia or Russia-linked individuals or entities during the 2016 election cycle? Did the NRA use any of that money in their 2016 election campaign contributions?”
Lieu and Rice are asking the NRA to turn over records of any communications, meetings, or financial transactions between NRA officials and individuals linked to Russia. The 2015 Moscow trip was spearheaded by alleged Russian spy Maria Butina, who sought to infiltrate the NRA and has pleaded guilty to conspiring against the U.S.
Coons is directly connected to Butina, but yet to be answered is the question that has hounded Coons for the past three years – Did Chris Coons know about the scheme to lavish Russian money on the Trump campaign via his prayer breakfast contacts, or was he simply a witless dupe in the scheme to funnel money to Trump?
