Because political opposition is criminal now in our newly created banana republic. Thanks, Democratic overlords! Can we throw these guys out of office in 2020, please?
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have asked the Justice Department and IRS to investigate the National Rifle Association.
Reps. Gerald Connolly of Virginia and Jamie Raskin of Maryland wrote on Wednesday as leaders of subcommittees on civil rights and civil liberties and on government investigations to implore the Trump administration to investigate allegations of financial fraud at the NRA.
“Public reporting of self-dealing, private inurement of earnings, and possible financial fraud on the part of the NRA and its senior leadership represent serious allegations that demand an independent allegation by the IRS,” Mr. Connolly and Mr. Raskin wrote to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.