New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA...

[GMDino]

Given all the trouble the NRA seems to be having with the misappropriation of funds and such I'd think selecting the grifter's son (who is legally barred from even running a charity foundation) would be "iffy" at best.

https://www.politicalflare.com/2020/12/donald-trump-jr-is-reportedly-interested-in-taking-over-the-nra-and-firing-current-head-wayne-lapierre/

Quote:Donald Trump Jr. is Reportedly Interested in Taking Over the NRA and Firing Current Head Wayne Lapierre
BY MEGAN HAMILTON
DECEMBER 3, 2020


As the presidency of Donald Trump sinks below the horizon, his son Donald Trump Jr. is looking for ways to stay in the public eye as rumors swirl that he may run for president in 2024 if his father doesn’t, Raw Story reports.


It’s now reported, however, that he’s gunning for someone else’s job: the one currently held by NRA executive vice-president Wayne LaPierre. This comes at a time when the National Rifle Association is really struggling and New York’s Attorney General Letitia James has leveled a massive lawsuit against the organization amid allegations of fraud and self-dealing and is calling for the organization to be dissolved.


Reports of enormous financial misdeeds and cash irregularities, including hefty payments to top officials inside the organization have also done their damage. Then of course there are all those reports linking the NRA to Russia and the $30 million it spent in 2016 to help Trump become president.


That led Senate Democrats on the Finance Committee to publish a 2019 report that focused on how a tax-exempt organization became a puppet for Russia.

Trump Jr.’s behavior hasn’t been any better. The New York Supreme Court has ordered him to undergo training after dear old dad was forced to cough up $2 million in damages “for improperly using charitable assets to intervene in the 2016 presidential primaries and further his own political interests.”

He also thinks nothing of slaughtering rare and endangered animals across the globe because yup, that’s the kind of guy he is. This is a man who, often accompanied by his brother Eric has killed African elephants, at least one leopard, and allegedly killed other animals including a civet cat, kudu, waterbuck, crocodile, moose, and Iberian Ibex, OneGreenPlanet reports. And these trips cost thousands of dollars.

Now Trump Jr. has the NRA leadership in his sights but considering his legal difficulties in New York, it’s pretty questionable as to whether he’ll revive the flailing organization. That hasn’t prevented his handlers from being upbeat, however.

Quote:“Donald Trump Jr. and his tight-knit team have been pondering taking control of the National Rifle Association,” Trump advisers said recently. “It’s one more way the Trump family is making big plays to cement itself in GOP conservative politics for the next four years.

This is, however, a major worry for Everytown for Gun Safety, as many within the respected organization don’t view this as good news.

Quote:“It’s hard to believe the NRA may soon be led by someone even more incompetent and corrupt than Wayne LaPierre, but evidently that’s a very real possibility,” said Everytown president John Feinblatt. “In a way, it would be a perfect fit — both NRA leadership and Don Jr. are totally indifferent to the loss of American lives.”

I don’t think I could have said that better myself.



UPDATE: Trump is now denying the report, saying it’s “fake news”. But this is a Trump we are talking about…

Obviously it's just a rumor but still funny to imagine.