Russians, the National Rifle Association (NRA), and U.S. Senate campaigns

Here are a few blog posts to read to see the connections.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/12/nra-leader-jack-abramoff-gop-operative-russian-spy-maria-butina-lobbying/

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/11/1825465/-NRA-illegally-coordinated-campaign-ads-with-Republican-Senate-candidates?utm_campaign=trending#comment_72552880

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/424878-three-gop-senate-candidates-nra-may-have-illegally-coordinated-ads-report

First, the story begins long ago, at least in the 1990s with Jack Abramoff. Then there is the NRA and illegally coordinated campaign advertising. Finally, there is the connection of Russian money to the NRA, and therefore to the senatorial campaigns. The connections are probably close to sufficient for legal cases. The conversion of Ms. Butina to a guilty plea probably guarantees that.