A conservative operative told a campaign aide he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia through his pro-gun connections.
So much collusion #NRA #TrumpPutin #2016Election
“Russia is quietly but actively seeking a dialogue with the U.S. that isn’t forthcoming under the current administration” #MagnitskyAct #RussiaSanctions
“Putin is deadly serious about building a good relationship with Mr. Trump. He wants to extend an invitation to Mr. Trump to visit him in the Kremlin before the election. Let’s talk through what has transpired and Senator Sessions’s advice on how to proceed.”
— Paul Erickson, N.R.A. member and conservative activist
A conservative operative trumpeting his close ties to the National Rifle Association and Russia told a Trump campaign adviser last year that he could arrange a back-channel meeting between Donald J. Trump and Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president, according to an email sent to the Trump campaign.
A May 2016 email to the campaign adviser, Rick Dearborn, bore the subject line “Kremlin Connection.” In it, the N.R.A. member said he wanted the advice of Mr. Dearborn and Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, then a foreign policy adviser to Mr. Trump and Mr. Dearborn’s longtime boss, about how to proceed in connecting the two leaders.
Russia, he wrote, was “quietly but actively seeking a dialogue with the U.S.” and would attempt to use the N.R.A.’s annual convention in Louisville, Ky., to make “ ‘first contact.’ ” The email, which was among a trove of campaign-related documents turned over to investigators on Capitol Hill, was described in detail to The New York Times.
Jeff “I Don’t Recall” Sessions is neck deep in it
Mr. Sessions told investigators from the House Intelligence Committee that he did not recall the outreach, according to three people with knowledge of the exchange.
Alexander Torshin is called “godfather” or“boss” by the leader of the Taganskaya mafia in Moscow.
Alexander Torshin, a deputy governor of the Russian central bank and key figure in Mr. Putin’s United Russia party, was instructed to make contact with the Trump campaign.
Mr. Torshin, he wrote, was planning to attend a reception being planned by Mr. Clay honoring wounded veterans that he expected Mr. Trump would also attend. Mr. Torshin expected to use the reception to “make ‘first contact’ ” with the candidate and present Mr. Trump’s wife, Melania, with a gift from the Russian Orthodox Church.
Spanish investigators say that while he was in Parliament, Mr. Torshin laundered money for the Russian mafia through Spanish banks and properties. Mr. Torshin has denied those accusations.
Did Rick Dearborn notify Jeff Sessions, or anyone else in the Trump campaign? If so, WHO?
Why didn’t Dearborn or the Trump Campaign notify the FBI?
Rick Dearborn, left, a Trump campaign adviser, received an email asking for advice on how to arrange a meeting between Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia
More names for the Mueller Justice League
Paul Erickson
Rick Dearborn
David Keene
David A. Clarke
Rick Clay
Russians
Alexander Torshin
Maria Butina
Read “From Russia with Love for the NRA“ by Ladd Everitt for a complete timeline.
All of this ties back to K.T. McFarland’s email, Russia 'has just thrown the U.S.A election to him [Trump] ', NYTimes
