Giffords said if it's lawsuit is successful, the NRA may be forced to pay up to $35 million to the U.S.
In this photo, the logo of the National Rifle Association is seen on Februin Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Newsweek reached out to the NRA for comment but didn't receive a response before publication.Ī new lawsuit alleges the National Rifle Association (NRA) broke federal campaign finance laws by making as much as $35 million in illegal contributions. Other politicians named as having received these funds over the years are Thom Tillis, Tom Cotton, Cory Gardner, Ron Johnson, Josh Hawley and Matt Rosendale. Giffords accused the NRA of illegally contributing up to $25 million to Trump's first White House run. One of those candidates, the lawsuit alleges, was former President Donald Trump. The complaint claims the gun rights powerhouse evaded federal regulations by using shell entities to coordinate advertising with seven candidates running for federal office during the 2014, 20 election cycles. Pucino added, "We are suing the NRA to finally hold them accountable for actions that corrupted politicians and undermined our democracy."
This lawsuit demonstrates that the NRA broke the law by illegally coordinating with federal campaigns and funneling millions of dollars to candidates who supported their extremist, deadly agenda," David Pucino, a senior staff attorney at Giffords Law Center, said in a statement. "The NRA has long acted like it is above the law, and it has done so flagrantly in the last several election cycles. The complaint, filed Tuesday by the gun control advocacy group Giffords, accused the NRA of engaging in a broad pattern of activity in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act dating back seven years. A new lawsuit alleges the National Rifle Association ( NRA) broke federal campaign finance laws by making as much as $35 million in illegal contributions.
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