Trump Campaign, NRA Illegally Coordinated Ads, Groups Allege
- Complaint to FEC alleges $25 million NRA ad campaign broke law
- Campaign and NRA used same ad buyers in run-up to election
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Donald Trump’s presidential campaign may have illegally coordinated with the National Rifle Association in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential election, two watchdog groups said in a complaint filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission.
The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and its political action committee, the NRA Political Victory Fund, placed $25 million worth of television ads through the same ad-buying executives who also arranged spots for Trump’s campaign.