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 organizations 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 NRAs 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 groups 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 NRAs annual meeting last weekend in Indianapolis. In a letter to the NRAs board, LaPierre claimed North had tried to extort him by threatening to allege a devastating account of the NRAs financial status unless LaPierre resigned from his position and withdrew the NRA from a lawsuit it had filed against Ackerman.
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