Gruber is now rolling tape from LaPierre's March 23rd deposition, where he cited the NYAG's action to dissolve the NRA or put it into receivership as the reason to file for bankruptcy.
NRA's general counsel John Frazer previously testified that he did not know that he did not know Wayne LaPierre's contract allowed him to file Chapter 11, Gruber notes.
Gruber asks LaPierre about that.
LaPierre: "I don't know what Mr. Frazer understood at that point."
Wayne LaPierre is grilled about his assertion that the NRA can't get a fair shake in NY, where AG James has filed an action to dissolve the group.
Q: "Do you believe that she can dissolve the NRA without a court doing it?"
A: "I'm not a lawyer."
Ackerman McQueen's lawyer Mike Gruber points out that the NY court's rulings can be scrutinized with two higher courts.
Gruber asks what "gasoline" means within the context of NRA fundraising.
LaPierre: "I did not use that term 'gasoline' in regard to NRA fundraising. Ackerman McQueen took it out of context."
Gruber asks whether it means fundraising based on a perceived enemy. LaPierre denies.
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Wayne LaPierre has now taken the stand in the NRA bankruptcy trial. Here is our preview story on his testimony, which will be updated throughout the day.
James Sheehan, the @NewYorkStateAG's charities chief, is currently grilling him.
Q: Is it true you send no emails?
A: That's correct.
Q: Is it true that you send no texts?
A: That's correct.
Sheehan asks LaPierre about whether he filed the bankruptcy petition to dodge the NYAG suit.
"We filed this bankruptcy to look for a fair legal playing field where the the NRA can prosper and grow," LaPierre claims, calling the New York atmosphere toxic and weaponized.
In the clip at the top of the thread, Ms. Albert was talking about the legacy of the SCOTUS ruling in Shelby County. She talked about what's at stake in the Brnovich case heard earlier this month here.
In the Maxwell decision, the phrase "sensational and impure" is cited to the Second Circuit case U.S. v. Amodeo, decided in 1995 and governing public access issues, including for SDNY.
That case, in turn, cites another case for that language.
That citation goes to the Supreme Court of Rhode Island from 1893, a state court decision outside the Second Circuit's jurisdiction from the turn of the century.
Back then, a reporter wanted divorce records, the judges found, to satisfy mere curiosity. casetext.com/case/request-o…
🚨The IC found Russian military fingerprints behind the Burisma narrative:
"In late 2019, GRU cyber actors conducted a phishing campaign against subsidiaries of Burisma holdings, likely in an attempt to gather information related to President Biden's family and Burisma."
The IC found multiple men tied to both Trump allies and Russian intelligence gravitating around Ukraine narratives, including Paul Manafort's associate Konstantin Kilimnik and Rudy Giuliani-tied Andriy Derkach.
These details have been woven into the updated story above.