Lawyers for the National Rifle Association and its former CEO Wayne LaPierre accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of political bias in their final trial arguments Thursday, while a government attorney said this "witch hunt" defense is merely a distraction from the gun group's misuse of charitable assets.
Lawyers for the National Rifle Association and its former CEO Wayne LaPierre accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of political bias in their final trial arguments Thursday, while a government attorney said this "witch hunt" defense is merely a distraction from the gun group's misuse of charitable assets.
New York state attorneys on Wednesday scrutinized former National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre's testimony that he rectified all his improper spending by repaying $1 million to the gun group, pointing out that LaPierre racked up nearly $13 million in charges for private jet travel alone.
A former BigLaw partner was the latest National Rifle Association board member to testify in defense of the gun rights group at the New York attorney general's fraud trial, telling jurors Thursday that it's "just not true" that longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre had full power over NRA decisionmaking.
Former longtime National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre told jurors in the New York attorney general's fraud trial Monday that he failed to tell the NRA board about certain private jet spending and vendor relationships, aligning with the gun group's defense that it was in the dark about his wrongdoing.