Posted on 04/27/2019 7:08:50 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The National Rifle Association’s CEO Wayne LaPierre has accused its president Oliver North, of trying to extort him into resigning.
LaPierre told NRA board members that North had called him to say that Ackerman McQueen, one of the gun rights organization's vendors, was going to send a letter that would be “bad for me” unless he quit.
LaPierre accused North of having “contractual and financial loyalties” to Ackerman McQueen, the longtime public relations firm for the NRA which the association filed a suit against this month.
The New York Times confirmed they reviewed documents showing that North had asked LaPierre to resign as the leader of the NRA.
LaPierre said in the letter he would “not back down” because of an attempt to intimidate him with a “backroom retirement deal” by North.
In March, the NRA sent a letter to all its members signed by LaPierre stating it could shut down “very soon” if “unprecedented” attacks against it succeed.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to North for comment on the story.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
The Second Amendment does not need this.
Yep. Hope this needless internecine squabble ends— no one benefits here.
Give the Executive job to Dana Loesch. I enjoy her Twitter threads ripping apart the gun grabbers. LaPierre has been in this position since Heston was the President.
North is sending arms to the NRA Contras?
Latest word -— Ollie North stepping down. Ousted???
Did Dana support Trump in the election for president?
“Dana”
For indeterminate reasons, not a fan....
I stopped being a member when the NRA was supporting Harry Ried to build a shooting range near Vegas.
> The Second Amendment does not need this. <
Right. What we have here is two millionaires (North and LaPierre) fighting over a third helping of the pie. I’m not sure who is dirty here, but at least one of them is.
Precisely.
Big difference between a back room deal on a retirement package and blackmail.
The fake news headlines continue. Stop being suckers for that people.
> Big difference between a back room deal on a retirement package and blackmail. <
Yes. But from what I’ve read (and who knows, it could all be fake news):
North is accusing LaPierre of spending $200,000 of NRA money on clothing.
LaPierre is accusing North of using that “fact” as blackmail. Plus LaPierre says that North should not have accepted a 1 million dollar contract from Ackerman McQueen while president of the NRA.
It sure looks like someone is dirty here.
No, she endorsed Cruz.
Lapierre got bit by “power” fever and doesnt want to let go..just sayin’.
So the quotes are fake?
If they’re not, how would this be fake news?
And from the Washington Examiner.
That makes no sense, honestly.
this appears to have more details:
https://www.thetrace.org/features/nra-financial-misconduct-ackerman-mcqueen/
Did Dana support Trump in the election for president?
No, she endorsed Cruz.
That’s not my question. Did she support alRrump against Hillary?
I know she was part of the “Against Trump” issue of National Review.
I don’t know but does that matter now? Trump won, right?
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