NRA acknowledges more than 20 Russian-linked contributors

Published April 11, 2018 6:03pm ET



The National Rifle Association acknowledged in a letter to Congress Tuesday that it had accepted 23 contributions since 2015 from Russians or Americans living in Russia.

The letter, which was sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and unveiled Wednesday, revealed the sum total of those contributions was just over $2,500, comprised mostly of “routine payments” like membership dues or magazine subscriptions. The letter was first reported by NPR.

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