FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump

19 January 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News YOU HAVE A RIGHT ... I would be pissed off, too, with regard to the lack of financial support being provided to your important RSN daily broadcasts. Your publication provides truth, which is neglected in the majority of media reporting and publications today. Namasté. / Joseph C, M.D., RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump  Peter Stone and Greg Gordon, McClatchy DC Excerpt: "The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency." READ MORE House Intel Panel Releases Its Fusion GPS Transcript Tim Mak, NPR Excerpt: "The House Intelligence Committee decided on Thursday to release the transcript of its meeting with the man who commissioned the infamous Trump-Russia dossier." READ MORE Department of Justice Abruptly Drops Charges Against 129 Trump Inauguration Protesters  Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress  Pyke writes: "Federal prosecutors are dropping felony rioting charges against 129 of the nearly 200 people they have spent a year pursuing in cases stemming from a protest that turned violent on Inauguration Day last year."  READ MORE Sebastian Gorka Was a Wanted Man in Hungary the Entire Time He Worked in the White House Rafi Schwartz, Splinter Schwartz writes: "Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi-adjacent former adviser to president Donald Trump, has been the subject of an active warrant issued by Hungarian police in 2016." READ MORE Border Patrol Agents Deliberately Destroy Humanitarian Supplies to Harm Immigrants, New Report Finds Kelly O'Meara Morales, The Week O'Meara Morales writes: "U.S. Border Patrol agents actively impair humanitarian efforts along the southern border, a report published Wednesday revealed." READ MORE Civilian Deaths in US War on ISIS Tripled Under Trump's Leadership Missy Ryan, The Washington Post Ryan writes: "U.S. and allied strikes against the Islamic State may have killed as many as 6,000 civilians in 2017, as international forces pushed militants out of strongholds in Iraq and Syria, a watchdog group said Thursday." READ MORE How a Polluter Is Capitalizing on Disaster in Puerto Rico  Hannah Chang, Earthjustice  Chang writes: "As Puerto Rico and its residents reel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Energy Answers, the company that has been trying unsuccessfully for a decade to construct a solid waste incinerator in Arecibo, has been hard at work capitalizing on the chaos of recovery to push its unpopular project through."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation