NY Magazine writer says NY AG's announcement concerns the NRA, not Trump
or his family.
Of course those things aren't mutually exclusive.
Link to tweet
I keep seeing rather ridiculous speculation about the announcement the New York Attorney General is making tomorrow.
As I said, it’s not related to the president or his family.
Per three sources familiar with the announcement, it’s related to the NRA
From Dec. 2019:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-york-attorney-general-intensifies-investigation-nra-n1099106
The New York attorney general's office is intensifying its investigation into the National Rifle Association, recently issuing a new, wide-ranging subpoena to the gun rights organization that offers hints at where the high-profile probe is moving, a person familiar with the document told NBC News.
The deepening of the investigation was first reported by The New York Times.
The subpoena, which the Times reported was issued last week, covers areas such as campaign finance, payments made to board members and tax compliance. It seeks documents related to money transfers between NRA-controlled entities, internal communications about the organization's Federal Election Commission filings and its work with consulting firms Starboard Strategic and OnMessage, as well as records
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The New York attorney general has investigatory authority over the not-for-profit organization as it is chartered in New York. James, a Democrat, opened her investigation in April amid media reports of internal strife and infighting within the organization. After the NRA was made aware of the probe, the group's then-president, Oliver North, announced he would step down.
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for money laundering.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/15/nra-russia-and-trump-money-laundering-poisoning-us-democracy-commentary.html
Because it is illegal for foreign nationals to spend money in U.S. campaigns, obscuring funds coming from, say, an agent of the Russian government — by funneling them through an organization like the NRA — would be akin to money laundering.
Growing evidence is showing that money from hidden sources could be influencing current political leaders via two avenues: through the obscured personal finances of the president, and other public officials; and through secret contributions to political organizations.
It has been widely reported that a vast amount of Russian money is tied up in President Donald Trump's assets and business interests — interests which Trump, breaking with longstanding precedent, refused to divest or put into a blind trust upon assuming office. Recent reports have shown that money continues to move into Trump-branded properties from obscured sources like anonymous LLCs and shell companies.
One such report found that since Trump secured the Republican nomination in 2016, the fraction of anonymous purchases of his properties through shell companies has "skyrocketed" from 4 to 70 percent. The public can only guess at the source of these funds, whether they be foreign governments or wealthy domestic interests—and to what extent unknown sums pouring into other Trump businesses are being used to curry favor with the president.
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764879242/nra-was-foreign-asset-to-russia-ahead-of-2016-new-senate-report-reveals
We do know that the tax returns have been handed over to the DA.
