there is new turmoil inside the nra tonight. cnn learned that three more leaders left amid a spending controversy. let s bring in cnn political correspondent sara murray with the details. this is really just the latest sign of trouble for the nra. that s right and one of them is a staffer planning on leaving. but the other are big-name board enemies. ed richard childress who own as nascar team and craig morgan a country music singer. they ve been big names within the nra. prominent surrogates. it s a blow they are leaving. they aren t saying anything publicly because of the spending controversy. bus richard childress signed on to a letter raising concerns about the way nra was spending money. he was particularly concerned about the money they are spending on outside attorney fees. but throughout the last few months we learned about potential financial impropriety at the nra spending on things like wayne lapierre s suits, private travel to praises like italy, to the bahamas.
administration reif with deals with questions about buying and selling of white house influence. the optics are rarely good. the president s personal business has been enriched by taxpayer party and foreign money, take the d.c. hotel for instance. and jared kushner personal business secured giant loans from companies after he met with them at the white house. even the president s son don jr. has rubbed shoulders with foreign leaders as he was promoting trump real estate projects. and that doesn t include spending controversy involving the president s cabinet, looking at you ben carson and that dining set, or other advisers. more after this. yard, is his se. yard, is his se. the scotts turf builder program. all it takes is 4 feedings, with a scotts solution for every season. it s that easy. this is a scotts yard. it was always our singular focus, a distinct determination. to do whatever it takes, use every possible resource.
shepard: this is studio b. it s the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. reaction to the irs spending controversy from mr. spock himself. todayรง lawmakers got their chae to grill the irs official who appeared in a taxpayer funded $50,000 star trek spoof video which the agency made for a leadership conference. that 50 grand was just the beginning. a new report from the treasury department watchdog finds the irs shelled out some $50 million on getaways over just three years, and more than $4 million on that one conference in anaheim, california in 2010. i m afraid that a wealth of skilled leaders
we will fley through august. shannon: and folksville their input at the end of your show today. thanks for the preview of fox news sunday. you bet. thank you. shannon: catch the full interview with joe lieberman, right after america s news headquarters at 2:00 p.m. and the exclusive interview with governor mitch daniels as well. what is it about the structure of the gsa that leads us back to these scandals? asked why do you rob banks? he said, that s where the money is. part of the problem part of the reason there is a lot of crime and fraud, waste and abuse at gsa, there is a lot of money that flows through gsa. shannon: that s testimony from one of four congressional hearings on the spending controversy at gsa. some employees under fire for jet-setting and throwing extrava gant conventions. the gsa has had a history of
dressed in clown suits mocked the general services administration spending controversy. but inside senators were not laughing. a clown suit and a mind reader were part of the extravagant spending at the gsa s $820,000 plus las vegas conference in 2010. the senators seem to brace for additional revelation. something rotten in denmark. overall, the tone was more subdued since those connected to the lavish las vegas event were not invited to testify. some suggest it s time to shut the gsa down. from republicans and democrats there will be abuse throughout the gsa over a number of decades. has gsa outlived the