In all, 18 members of the NRA’s 76-member board, who are not paid as directors, collected money from the group during the past three years, according to tax filings, state charitable reports and NRA correspondence reviewed by The Washington Post. (snip)
The payments received by about one-quarter of board members, the extent of which has not previously been reported, deepen questions about the rigor of the board’s oversight as it steered the country’s largest and most powerful gun rights group, according to tax experts and some longtime members. (snip)
The dueling allegations, coupled with multimillion-dollar shortfalls in recent years and an ongoing investigation by the New York attorney general, threaten the potency of the NRA, long a political juggernaut and a close ally of President Trump.
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Mornin' all!
This should be an action-packed day. We've got SCOTUS decisions coming in a few mins, John Dean walking up the Hill this afternoon, and the ongoing fallout from this supposed deal with Mexico.
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Mornin' all!
This should be an action-packed day. We've got SCOTUS decisions coming in a few mins, John Dean walking up the Hill this afternoon, and the ongoing fallout from this supposed deal with Mexico.
and Dotus just called in to CNBC
Prof â¦@BarbMcQuadeâ© will testify tomorrow â¦@HouseJudiciaryâ©â€™s hearing: Lessons from the Mueller Report https://t.co/krEFo0aUAP
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Hey, does anyone know when the hearing begins?
The tree was removed by American authorities a few days after it was planted to be placed in quarantine like any other agricultural import to the United States. Gerard Araud, the French ambassador to the United States, took to Twitter to reassure people that the tree "will be replanted afterwards."
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One year later, though, according to French media outlet Le Monde, the tree will not, in fact, be replanted. French newspaper Le Figaro later confirmed the news. The tree reportedly has died in quarantine, never to return to the White House lawn.
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Hey, does anyone know when the hearing begins?
With John Dean? I think C-Span's website said 2PM.
Louie Gohmert is using his questioning time to relitigate John Dean's role in the Watergate break in, which took place 47 years ago pic.twitter.com/hA4mTmymaz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 10, 2019