The National Rifle Association's legal troubles and infighting have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to tape of an NRA board meeting obtained by NPR.
These reports included mentions of LaPierre's lavish six-figure spending on clothing and travel expenses. An attempt to oust LaPierre failed at that same meeting.into the NRA's finances. Eight board members have resigned over the last year. And the NRA has been locked into protracted and costly legal battles with its longtime public relations firm.
These figures, not previously reported, are the first time that LaPierre has put a figure to how much the ongoing legal battles have cost the organization. For context, the NRA and its affiliates raised more than $412 million and spent more than $423 millionTo weather the storm, LaPierre said that he had dramatically reduced the size of the organization's budget.
LaPierre also lashed out at the attorneys general of New York and D.C. LaPierre compared their investigations to oppression from autocratic regimes, calling the probes"the power of weaponized government." "The repeated statement from LaPierre about the $100 million cost to the NRA should have come with an apology for having manifested the situation," Carter told NPR."The lack of accountability is troubling for many members."
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