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Appropriated specifically for associations like life and death. they consider this one of those security situations. >> in the shutdown, they have to go quickly, there is a lot at stake. thank you very, very much. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett "out front" start right now. mueller is looking at trumps ties to the nra. the same connections to russia that have been under scrutiny in congress. plus the senate is about to vote on two bills as 800,000 workers are hours ...

Russian nationals. this is really the first indication that were getting that the special counsel wanted to know more information about the early trump campaigns ties to the nra and learn this through sam nunberg, a former trump campaign aide. he was told he was asked in his 2018 interview to explain a little more about how trump came to build these ties with the nra. how he ended up speaking at the 2015 nra meeting before he became an official candidate. even as a month ago, mueller had more fo...

Darling of the nra. the gun rights group shelled out more than $30 million to boost trump in 2016, according to the center for responsive politics. >> to get the endorsement is a fantastic honor. >> reporter: muellers investigations were interested in how trump and his early operatives formed a relationship with the nra. how trump wound up speaking at the groups 2015 annual meeting, just months before announcing his presidential bid. trump was helped along by his son, donald trump junior. an avi...

Robert muellers investigation. a former trump campaign aide tells cnn that when he was interviewed, muellers team expressed relationship with trump campaigns relationship with the nra. lets get more. gloria, what are the main concerns about a trump nra relationship? >> first of all, i think that what bob mueller is interested in is finding out a little bit more about the nras ties to russian nationals. we know that maria butina, who tried to get in with the nra and cultivated relationships there...

More questions about this moscow trump tower project. giuliani talked to dana bash earlier today and said if mueller has a specific question about this, maybe we will answer it. we dont have any indication that mueller has come back with more questions. its not the kind of wrinkle that the trump legal team is looking to endure right now. >> i think the mueller team is wise enough and knows what giuliani is doing. he is not the attorney that is behind the scenes working with the mueller team, ans...

Been scrutinizing the nra and its role in the 2016 election. now we learn that special counsel robert mueller had his own questions and wanted to better understand the relationship between the early trump campaign and the national rifle association. for the first time, a sign the special counsel is interested in the trump campaigns relationship with the national rifle association during the 2016 election. >> part of his appeal was this guy was going to win at all cost. >> reporter: a former trum...

So i think what the special counsel is trying to find out is, was there any link between russian nationals, the nra and the trump campaign. >> what else are you -- do you think mueller and his team are investigating, trying to prove? >> nothing in the report that sara did earlier that they have accused the nra of crimes. but two people were at the convention when president trump spoke, before he was a candidate. they were at the national prayer breakfast in 2016. they popped up at a lot of the r...