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NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors

The National Rifle Association now tells Congress it received a small amount of money from fewer than two dozen Russians or people in Russia since 2015.
The National Rifle Association, which exhibited at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference, has acknowledged it has more Russian contributors than it previously did.

The National Rifle Association has accepted contributions from about 23 Russians, or Americans living in Russia, since 2015, the gun rights group acknowledged to Congress.

The NRA to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., unveiled on Wednesday, that the sum it received from those people was just over

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