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Old 10-02-2019, 12:47 PM
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Default Schumer and Wyden Ask IRS to Investigate NRA’s Tax-Exempt Status

NOTE: For those who don't wish to give Bloomberg a click, here's another link to 'democrats.senate.gov'... In New Letter, Sens. Wyden & Schumer Formally Request IRS Investigate NRA For Potential Tax Law Violations And Determine Whether NRA Should Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status

That site provides a link to both the NRA/Russia Report by the Finance Committee, but to the Schumer/Wyden letter.

Here is the Republican rebuttal to the NRA/Russia Report.

Not exactly a surprise... From Bloomberg...

Senate Democrats Ask IRS to Investigate NRA’s Tax-Exempt Status

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon sent a letter to the IRS Wednesday saying that the NRA’s contacts with Russian companies and individuals call into question whether the organization should qualify as a so-called 501(c)(4) organization that the IRS requires to be not-for-profit and operated exclusively for social welfare.
Bear in mind that the NRA is a 501(c)(4) and the NRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3). The difference is important in terms of what each organization is legally allowed to do. Here is a discussion of the difference.

This was a concern expressed with the ouster of Jennifer Baker given that the NRA announced a 'consolidation'...

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...Jennifer Baker has exited her role as the director of public affairs for the NRA lobbying arm, a source confirmed to CNN Thursday.

Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA spokesman, did not comment directly on Baker's departure, but said via a written statement that the NRA was consolidating its press shops.

"The NRA announced a reorganization of its public affairs function this week. The change consolidates and improves our communications, public affairs, and social media functions. All these operations now operate under one department, eliminating a parallel function in NRA-ILA (Institute for Legislative Action)," Arulanandam said. "We are excited about the change and the benefits it brings to the organization and its members."...
In that regard, the question becomes whether they will conflate 2016 and 2019 activities given that the basis of the called for investigation is...

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The call to investigate the NRA comes after Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released a report last week that says the NRA paid for the travel of Russians in an ongoing relationship that allowed the foreign actors to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Yes. It's a partisan attack. However, as we've seen, there are clearly partisan actors ensconced in various departments, at various levels. Don't underestimate the potentialities.

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Anyone remember Lois Lerner?
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They should be asking the IRS to investigate Scientology.
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Not only is she not at the IRS, the Obama Commissioner and Chief Counsel are gone. This ain't happening unless a Demonrat is elected in 2020
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Not only is she not at the IRS, the Obama Commissioner and Chief Counsel are gone. This ain't happening unless a Demonrat is elected in 2020

Yes they are gone ... but what happened to them? The elites wrongfully use the government against us with players who just return with a different face.
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Chuck Schumer and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. Has anyone asked for an audit of these two men since they are using the IRS as a political pawn? Maybe they should get a dose of their own request and let's see how clean they come out?
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For those not predisposed to reading a 77-page report and a 19-page rebuttal, here's the gist of each.

Here is the minority (Democrat) staff report...

The NRA and Russia: How a Tax-Exempt Organization Became a Foreign Asset

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...The minority staff investigation confirms that the NRA, its officers, board members, and donors engaged in a years-long effort to facilitate the U.S.-based activities of Maria Butina and Alexander Torshin... The scope of the NRA’s support for these Russian activities raises concerns about whether the activity in which the NRA, its officers and board members engaged were in furtherance of the organization’s exempt purpose...

The minority staff investigation confirms that some members of the NRA delegation participated in the Moscow trip primarily or solely for the purpose of advancing personal business interests, rather than advancing the NRA’s tax-exempt purpose. The findings of this report suggest that the use of the
organization to advance personal business interests may have exposed the NRA to further involvement in the Russian influence operation. In addition, use of NRA’s tax-exempt funds and resources in this manner raise concerns about the use of tax-exempt resources for a non-exempt purpose...

The minority staff investigation also confirms some members of the NRA delegation met with sanctioned individuals. Further, members of the NRA delegation provided interviews, permitted the use of trademarked NRA logos, and appeared in promotional material for at least one sanctioned Russian arms manufacturer in their official capacity as representatives of the NRA...

This report illustrates potential weaknesses related to potential misuse of tax-exempt resources by section 501(c)(4) organizations and how such misuse can expose an organization to improper influence...

Further, this report illustrates potential weaknesses to foreign intelligence threats by American tax-exempt organizations. Congress should explore options to reform tax-exempt laws to protect against foreign threats...

A compulsory audit of the organization’s activity would be required to fully determine the severity of the actions identified in this report. Committee minority staff is aware that the New York State and District of Columbia Attorneys General offices have initiated audits of the NRA’s compliance with applicable tax laws. In addition, because determinations related to enforcement actions and revocation of tax-exempt status may depend on the persistence and quantity of impermissible acts, a broader review of NRA’s activities in recent years is necessary to determine whether NRA has engaged in a persistent pattern of impermissible conduct. The minority staff is aware of additional allegations of private inurement and misuse of tax-exempt resources at the NRA beyond the 2015 Russia trip. Ranking Member Wyden has initiated an inquiry into these allegations and the minority staff will continue to review the findings from that investigation.
Here is the majority (Republican) rebuttal...

Majority Staff Report accompanying the Minority Staff Report The NRA and Russia

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...The Minority report seeks to apply today’s standard, and what we know now about Russia, to the actions of various board members of the NRA. In that vein, the report is littered with salacious, unsubstantiated accusations, and reads as if there were an elaborate conspiracy theory by members of the NRA to aid in the attempted Russian-infiltration of conservative organizations and the Republican Party. Unfortunately, just as the Obama administration cannot go back to correct its approach with Russia, the Minority cannot apply today’s standards with the conduct of NRA board members in 2015. But that’s what it does...

The Minority report finds no facts that give rise to the possibility that personnel associated with the NRA engaged in any activities that call into question its tax-exempt status... Tot he extent NRA funds were used improperly in any facts discussed in the Minority report, it appears to have been minor, hardly a rounding error for an organization with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue each year and nothing that cannot be corrected with minor intermediate sanctions... It is fair to analyze the wisdom of traveling to Russia in December 2015 to meet with high-ranking Russian officials, but it is nowhere close to reasonable to question the tax-exempt status of the NRA because of it...

...the Minority report contains much conclusory innuendo about an organization, the NRA, and repeatedly attempts to paint a picture that does not exist... the Minority report seeks to use this report as justification for a compulsory audit of the NRA in order to conduct yet another fishing expedition for wrongdoing. Therefore, the Majority finds that the facts do not support the Minority’s narrative or conclusions.

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Yes they are gone ... but what happened to them?
All of them got off for felonies. That's what happens in a corrupt country. Brenner is a MSNBC commentator when he should be an inmate.

It's not that the DOJ doesn't have good cases. The DOJ cannot get a democrat convicted in DC, MD, CT, MA, NY, NJ, CA, etc. The jury pool is tainted with diehard democrats.
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Anyone remember Lois Lerner?
Yes I do and so did one gutsy reporter who confronted this retired (100K) disgraced democrat hack.
Jason Mattera is the same one who confronted Bloomberg about getting rid of his armed security squad.

https://eaglerising.com/breaking-new...oid-questions/


Today, Jason Mattera is bringing us great joy again!

Jason confronted Lois Lerner while she was walking on the streets near her home. In an effort to get away, she came close to breaking down the door of a neighbor’s home.

Let’s just say watching Lerner squirm is simply delicious.

From Jason Mattera:

The irony is so rich, we can hardly contain ourselves. Jason Mattera, author of the must-read new book CRAPITALISM: Liberals Who Make Millions Swiping Your Tax Dollars, caught up with Lois Lerner in her ritzy neighborhood outside Washington, D.C.

The questions are, well, exactly what you’d want thrown in Lerner’s face if you had the opportunity:

• You can see why you’re a disgrace to public service?

• Hey, where are those missing emails? Two years worth, right?

• Do you regret using the government as a political weapon to crush political dissent?

You gotta watch Lerner run for her life and beg a stranger to let her in the house (The stranger refuses).

Being the subject of a target doesn’t feel good, now does it, Lois?
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