NRA Says It Receives Foreign Funds, But None Goes To Election Work
The National Rifle Association responded to an inquiry by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., amid reports of investigations into whether it had a role in Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.
The National Rifle Association acknowledged that it accepts foreign donations but says it does not use them for election work — even as federal investigators look into the role the NRA might have played in Russia's attack on the 2016 election.
Pressure on the organization has also been increased by a that suggested that the FBI had been investigating whether a illegally funneled money to the NRA to aid Donald Trump's campaign for into this question.
