It turns out that Wayne LaPierre's free trip on a megayacht owned by an NRA contractor may not have been for a "security retreat" as he testified in the bankruptcy case.
https://twitter.com/mikespiesnyc/status/1473742297422614530
LaPierre was questioned about this trip during the bankruptcy hearing. He tried to explain most of the extravagant expenditures he made as being for reasons of security. He also testified he didn't have security staff look at the boat or its guests. So, yea...
If I recall correctly, LaPierre also claimed an exterminator treatment at his house that he charged to the NRA was appropriate for security reasons as well. He said the security he had hired complained of bug bites was the reasoning.
LaPierre obviously has very real security needs. He gets a lot of death threats and was even SWATed once. However, security needs were by far his most common explanation for the questionable expenses he billed to the NRA over the years.
For instance, security was given as the motivating factor behind the abandoned plan for the NRA to buy LaPierre a $5 million house through its former media contractor wsj.com/articles/nra-c…
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