Legal experts say Mueller team likely gained access to NRA tax filings: report

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Legal experts say Mueller team likely gained access to NRA tax filings: report
By Avery Anapol - 07/02/18 07:59 AM EDT

Legal experts say it’s likely special counsel Robert Mueller secretly gained access to the National Rifle Association’s tax returns as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a McClatchy report.

Mueller’s team is reportedly looking into NRA donors with links to Russia and investigating whether some donors used the organization to illegally funnel foreign money to President Trump’s campaign.

The NRA spent $30 million backing Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

NRA officials maintain that the organization has not been contacted by the FBI, but legal experts told McClatchy D.C. that it would be “routine” for investigators to access the group’s tax filings through the Internal Revenue Service.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/395123-legal-experts-say-mueller-team-likely-gained-secret-access-to-nra-tax

[Oceander]

The National Rifle Association is a non-profit, and it’s Form 990 can be found online by whomever chooses to look for it. 

[thackney]

http://990finder.foundationcenter.org/990results.aspx?990_type=&fn=NRA&st=&zp=&ei=&fy=&action=Search

[Sanguine]

The National Rifle Association is a non-profit, and it’s Form 990 can be found online by whomever chooses to look for it.

Yes.  What an odd story.  You would think someone at the Hill would know or have researched that.