NYAG announces they will sue to dissolve the NRA for corruption and charity fraud.

[ehrnst]

Names named:

Wayne LaPierre
Woody Phillips
Joshua Powell
John Frazier

Charged with failing to manage NRA funds, and comply with state laws governing not-for-profit finances.

Fostered a culture of non-compliance, that led to the waste and loss of millions of assets.

Audit committee of the Board is charged with violating their reporting duties.

[DrToast]

1. They will sue to disband the NRA

She can’t just dissolve it on her own.

[StarfishSaver]

2. This is bigger than it seems

[OneGrassRoot]

10. Are you thinking...

GOP/Putin, election fraud and more?

[StarfishSaver]

14. Maybeeee ...

[drray23]

11. Indeed, there is a well known synergy between the NRA and the GOP.

The two are intertwined. After all, for many years they were pretty much the kingmaker. If you were GOP you had to have a good rating from the NRA to get elected.

[OneGrassRoot]

18. From Jan 2019, Everytown USA piece on NRA/GOP/Russia...

https://everytown.org/press/six-months-after-maria-butinas-arrest-nra-finally-breaks-silence-on-its-relationship-with-russia/

[drray23]

19. oh yes thats right. i had forgotten about their russian money laundering operations.

There is some much crap going on , its hard to remember them all but yes now that you mention it, I remember. It barely made a bleep in the media sphere when it came out given all the other scandals trump was feeding them daily.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. See ya. nt

[dalton99a]

4. Excellent.

[underpants]

5. Ok. Didn't see that coming.

[George II]

6. Great news, but disappointing because no one associated with trump is involved.

[StarfishSaver]

9. Don't be so sure

The NY AG is all up in the NRA's business now.

Some Republicans close to Trump are probably scared to death right now ...

Think about it ... This goes much deeper than it may appear.

[DrToast]

13. Don't be so sure

NRA has lots of ties to Russia.

[irisblue]

15. Cy Vance the very slow has the financial fraud on the hellbeast and his grifting people

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. Stay tuned. I wouldn't be surprised if they find some dirty business

involving Trump, his family, his businesses and his campaign in which the NRA was laundering Russian or other money. The NRA has been up Trump's ass since the beginning of his campaign and has Russian connections. Remember Maria Butina? That would be handled by the Manhattan D.A., though. The state A.G. doesn't have jurisdiction over those crimes.

[PRETZEL]

31. I sort of remember hearing that the NRA's contributions

exponentially increased during the 2016 cycle. I wonder if that is what put the NRA on their radar?

Ms. Butina may have only been used to put a pretty face on their backrooom dealings.

[irisblue]

7. From her office twitter

Link to tweet

?s=20

[woodsprite]

8. Well, that would be one conduit for Russian money laundering that would be out of commission.

and a way to starve the Repubs from "redirected" funding.

[StarfishSaver]

12. And the NY AG literally has the receipts

[woodsprite]

21. Yup! That would cut off one 'head', at least 8 more left. nt

[jcgoldie]

16. Whats the over under on the how long it takes for the stupid Trump tweet about...

... the poor NRA being victimized by a democrat hoax in NY coming for your guns 'Merca?

[panader0]

17. Wow, LaPierre is fucked. Maybe he'll be jailed.

Plus, when the NRA members learn of his outrageous personal expenditures with their money,
many will quit.

[JT45242]

20. Why no indictments for individuals?

I am curious why there do not appear to be criminal charges for any of these guys or the accountants or any one else?

Plus there must be emails threatening law makers who do not toe the line. That would probably get you into bribery charges...

They never seem to push it across the finish line.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Because the AG hasn't taken jurisdiction over these crimes.

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This is a civil action to dissolve the NRA, not criminal charges. Those would be handled by the Manhattan DA upon referral from the AG.

[JT45242]

25. Any word from any of the NY DA offices if they will be pursuing charges?

Would it have to be Manhattan because of HQ?

[ehrnst]

26. HQ is in Virginia. Registration is in NY.

[ehrnst]

27. That would be a different investigation, and noto one done by the SD AG.

This was concerning financial regulations concerning non-profits, and self-dealing.

I'm not sure which juridiction would be covering various attempted bribes and threats - besides, I don't think the NRA would be blatant about a bribe or a threat in an email, where it would be part of a paper trail.

It would be up to the official to report a threat.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

23. Can't wait for Rachel's show tonight

[TheBlackAdder]

28. I can't wait for the real forensic examinations of their records to occur. 😂

[SoonerPride]

29. I am ready to see the NRA dry up and blow away.

[BannonsLiver]

30. They're probably already fundraising off today's announcement.

[SlogginThroughIt]

32. Unless there is going to be much more dirt forthcoming....

Unless there is going to be much more dirt forthcoming.... am I the only one that thinks this is going to work against us? I get that it may cut off some money from Russia but they will always find way sto funnel it in and it turns off a lot of people to us IMO. I want to believe that with everything that has happened to kids in school that the gun issue can be a winner for us but historically it hasn't. Even though Americans favor sensible gun laws. And I KNOW that this is sort of separate being this is just the NRA but they will frame it as Dems taking their rights away.

I dunno I just feel like this wasn't the tie to announce this. Feels like a politically stupid move.

[obamanut2012]

33. you do you

[SlogginThroughIt]

34. Thanks?