INVESTIGATIONS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Three days after addressing the National Rifle Association convention, President Donald Trump told the NRA on Monday [4-29-19] to straighten out in the wake of a leadership crisis and a high-profile investigation into its finances…Turmoil marked the NRA convention in Indianapolis as President Oliver North announced he would not seek a second term and expressed concern about how the organization spends its money. Longtime NRA executive Wayne LaPierre accused North of trying to force him out of the organization. Hours after Trump’s tweet on Monday, the NRA Board of Directors re-elected LaPierre as the organization’s executive vice president and CEO. The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Friday [4-26-19] that it would open an investigation into the group’s tax-exempt status. During his NRA speech, Trump praised LaPierre and North as ‘extraordinary champions for the Second Amendment’ and gun rights in general. He singled out North as a ‘great guy’ but did not mention the infighting between him and LaPierre.”
–David Jackson, “Donald Trump tells NRA to ‘get its act together’ after power struggle erupts at convention,” USA Today, April 29, 2019 6:03 pm