The NRA bankruptcy trial is back in session today. They're interviewing the NRA's outside auditing company today. You can watch here: txnb.uscourts.gov/sites/txnb/fil…
Wayne LaPierre is now testifying. He says he's feeling better than last time he testified because he's not on any medication this time.
Welp. We're running into the same problem as last time LaPierre testified. He keeps trying to add explanations to his answers that get struck. The judge has repeatedly told him to just answer the question.
LaPierre said he didn't know any details about the $748,000 in settlement payments to former NRA managing director of management Mike Marcellin. But he signed off on the payments because lawyers advised him to do so.
The New York AG's lawyer is asking Wayne LaPierre about coverage of leaked footage of him and his wife killing elephants in Africa.
NRA lawyers are arguing the footage was released to embarrass LaPierre. Which makes you wonder why they did the hunt in the first place...
The judge said he's seen headlines about LaPierre's elephant hunt but he hasn't watched the video. He ruled the question about the elephant hunt was irrelevant.
Wayne Lapierre just testified there are currently about 4.89 million NRA members and about 2 million of those are life members.
This is down significantly from the peak of 6 million they publicly reporting having a few years ago. The membership does tend to fluctuate in non-election years.
The trial is taking a lunch break now. It'll be back at 2:30pm est.
The judge reiterates in closing today that he doesn't think the video of Wayne LaPierre hunting an elephant in 2013 that @mikespiesnyc published this week is relevant to the NRA's bankruptcy case.
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