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The late Rep. John Dingell played a major role in the rise of the NRA's lobbying operation in DC. In the 1970s, Dingell advocated for the NRA, in an era where many Democrats backed the group. The New York Times examined a trove of documents which outlined Dingell's relationship with the NRA. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. But according to Debbie Dingell, her late husband's views on the NRA and guns had shifted during his nearly 60-year political career.
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Rep. Debbie Dingell suspects Trump may have posed as a reporter to call her, per a forthcoming book. In "Confidence Man," NYT reporter Maggie Haberman detailed how Dingell thought the caller sounded like Trump. In late 2019, Trump suggested that Dingell's late husband, the veteran Rep. John Dingell of Michigan who died in 2019 at age 92, was in hell. Thank you so much sir," Trump said of Debbie Dingell's supposed reaction, before slipping in the dig, "Maybe he's looking up, I don't know." That same day, Debbie Dingell voted to move forward with Trump's first impeachment trial.
Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.
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