Trump’s directive comes on the heels of a chaotic weekend for the gun-rights group.
On Saturday, the NRA also announced on stage during its annual conference that association President Oliver North would step down, a development that came days after CEO Wayne LaPierre accused North of attempting to extort him into stepping down.EmailBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
The group had already faced questions about the strength of its finances and accusations of financial misconduct, but a lengthy investigation published about a week before the conference revived those questions, triggering a new wave of complaints. In the 2018 midterm elections, the NRA was outspent by gun control groups for the first time, and despite pouring money into efforts to elect Trump, he hasThe NRA was also wrapped up in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
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