5/4/2018

LEGAL/NRA/PAUL MANAFORT/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump sought to reassure National Rifle Association members at their 2018 annual meeting Friday [5-4-18] that their Second Amendment rights are safe in the midst of a national conversation on gun law reform…Trump also urged the crowd not to become ‘complacent’ heading into the midterm elections as he sought to galvanize the base…Trump lamented the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling during his speech and referenced the case against Paul Manafort, while calling attention to a CNN article. After drawing attention to a CNN report about a federal judge’s comments on special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, Trump argued that the investigation is a ‘witch hunt’ and praised his former campaign chairman as a ‘good person…'” This is Trump’s fourth consecutive address to the NRA’s annual meeting, but his first remarks to the group since the tragic Parkland, Florida, high school shooting that left 17 dead and sparked a national student-led push for gun law reform.”

-Betsy Klein and Jeremy Diamond, “Trump reassures NRA: ‘We will protect your Second Amendment’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, May 4, 2018