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Eugene

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Thu May 2, 2019, 11:13 PM May 2019

Senate Democrats ask NRA execs, PR firm for documents related to alleged self-dealing

Source: Washington Post

By Katie Zezima May 2 at 8:23 PM

Three Senate Democrats have asked current and former National Rifle Association executives and the organization’s public relations firm to turn over letters, third-party audits, memos and other materials as they look into allegations of self-dealing and examine the NRA’s nonprofit status.

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, sent letters Thursday to NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre, former NRA president Oliver North and Ackerman McQueen, the group’s longtime public relations firm. It has asked the men and the firm to hand over all requested documents by May 16.

The inquiries come after internal drama at the organization roiled the NRA’s annual meeting last weekend in Indianapolis. In a letter to the NRA’s board, LaPierre claimed North had tried to extort him by threatening to allege a “devastating account” of the NRA’s financial status unless LaPierre resigned from his position and withdrew the NRA from a lawsuit it had filed against Ackerman.

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Senate Democrats ask NRA execs, PR firm for documents related to alleged self-dealing (Original Post) Eugene May 2019 OP
Bbbbut the NRA is getting stronger & stronger and doing some really great and important work!! Leghorn21 May 2019 #1

Leghorn21

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1. Bbbbut the NRA is getting stronger & stronger and doing some really great and important work!!
Thu May 2, 2019, 11:42 PM
May 2019
Heading to Indianapolis to speak at the big NRA
Conference. Love being in Indiana. The @NRA is
getting stronger & stronger and doing some really
great and important work. Having their powerful
support has been vital to #MAGA!





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