Former NRA Lobbyist Testifies Against Wayne LaPierre

Courthouse News reports:

A former top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association said in court Thursday that he was “disgusted” to learn that the group’s longtime CEO Wayne LaPierre put more than $250,000 in luxury clothing expenses on the NRA’s tab.

Christopher Cox was once viewed as the likely successor to LaPierre. He ran the NRA’s lobbying arm, the NRA Institute for Legislative Action from 2002 to 2019. During that time, he was effectively second-in-command behind LaPierre, and was one of the most recognizable faces at the NRA.

But on Thursday, Cox testified against his former employer in New York’s civil case against LaPierre and the NRA. Prior to LaPierre’s leadership, the organization was not inherently a political one, and focused more on general gun safety.

Read the full article. Yesterday it was reported that the NRA bought LaPierre’s $6.5 million mansion for his “safety.”

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— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) January 18, 2024