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A Crisis at the N.R.A.

A Crisis at the N.R.A.

FromThe Daily


A Crisis at the N.R.A.

FromThe Daily

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A bitter power struggle has broken out inside the nation’s pre-eminent gun rights group. We look at how the mere threat of a financial investigation plunged the National Rifle Association into crisis. Guest: Danny Hakim, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke with us from the N.R.A.’s annual convention in Indianapolis. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading:Wayne LaPierre was unanimously re-elected as chief executive of the N.R.A. after infighting with Oliver L. North, who was replaced as the group’s president.The N.R.A. is facing a number of challenges, including the New York attorney general’s investigation into the group’s tax-exempt status and the new financial strength of the gun control movement.
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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