Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be 'putting a knife' into the gun group
- Wayne LaPierre opposed appointing a financial monitor, calling it “putting a knife straight through the heart” of the NRA, during a New York court hearing.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James seeks a monitor after a jury found LaPierre liable for misspending millions, aiming to oversee the NRA's finances.
- LaPierre claimed the monitor could dissolve the NRA and violate his First Amendment rights by preventing him from advocating for the organization.
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Former NRA head says demand for independent monitor is 'putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization'
New York wants an independent monitor to oversee NRA's finances and to bar Wayne LaPierre—its mouthpiece for decades—from returning to the group.
Disgraced NRA head tells judge proposed punishment would be 'putting a knife' into group
Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, told a judge that appointing a financial monitor would be "equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it."According to The Associated Press, LaPierre made the remarks Monday on the final day of arguments in a case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James.The attorney general is seeking an independent monitor for the NRA aft…
Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be ‘putting a knife’ into the gun group
The former head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group's finances would be "equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it."
NY judge hands former NRA head Wayne LaPierre a 10 year ban but declines to appoint monitor – KION546
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the National Rifle Association. But he is barring the group’s former leader, Wayne LaPierre, from holding a paid position with the organization for a decade. The split decision from Judge Joel
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