Embattled President Donald Trump met Friday with embattled NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre. The two right wing leaders discussed how the gun lobby could pay for the president’s impeachment defense.
“It was not clear whether Mr. Trump asked Mr. LaPierre for his support, or if the idea was pitched by the N.R.A.,” according to The New York Times. “But in return for the support, Mr. LaPierre asked that the White House ‘stop the games’ over gun control legislation, people familiar with the meeting said.”
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee on Friday released a 77-page investigation that labels the NRA a Russian “foreign asset” for the 2016 presidential election that placed Trump in the Oval Office.
The gun lobbying group spent well over $400 million in 2016, about $100 million more than in 2015. $140 million was on legislative programs and public affairs, including $30 million to put Trump in the White House.