May 03,2019

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Wyden, Menendez, Whitehouse Request Answers on Allegations of NRA Self-Dealing

Senators question whether NRA should maintain nonprofit status

Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and committee members Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., are requesting information from current and former leadership of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its longtime advertising agency, Ackerman McQueen, to investigate allegations of self-dealing and whether the organization should maintain its 501(c)(4) nonprofit status.

The letter to NRA CEO and Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, is available here.

The letter to former NRA President, Oliver North, is available here.

The letter to Ackerman McQueen CEO, Revan McQueen, is available here. 

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