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- The National Rifle Association is fielding a growing number of questions about its ties to Alexander Torshin, a prominent Kremlin-allied Russian banker, politician, and gun-rights activist.
- Torshin, who has been described as “President Putin’s emissary” in the US, said in 2015 that he knew President Donald Trump through the NRA.
- The FBI is currently investigating whether Torshin illegally funneled money through the NRA to help sway the 2016 US election in Trump’s favor.
- He was also touted as the main point of contact from Russia’s side when his longtime assistant and a Republican strategist tried to set up a backdoor meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an NRA convention at the height of the election.
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