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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,157 posts)
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 03:42 PM Feb 2020

Top NRA official placed on leave, Virginia court filing states

A top National Rifle Association official has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the nonprofit group’s lawyer, according to a recent court filing, in a sign of ongoing turmoil surrounding the nation’s largest gun group.

The removal of Joshua L. Powell, the NRA’s chief of staff, was referenced in a Jan. 23 filing in Alexandria Circuit Court by the NRA’s former public relations agency, Ackerman McQueen. “Mr. Powell has now been placed ‘on leave’ by the NRA pending an investigation by NRA counsel,” the filing in Virginia says.

The NRA and Ackerman are engaged in a sprawling legal battle with multiple lawsuits and countersuits that encompass accusations of reckless spending and leaks to the media.

The NRA did not respond to repeated requests for comment about Powell, whose compensation rose 18 percent last year to $919,969, according to the group’s tax returns. He also received $57,168 in “taxable personal expenses.” The recent court filing does not state whether Powell is being paid while on leave or give the reason.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/top-nra-official-placed-on-leave-virginia-court-filing-states/ar-BBZwUd1?li=BBnbcA1

At this point I don't know why anyone would give their money to the NRA.

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Top NRA official placed on leave, Virginia court filing states (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP
Me, neither. marble falls Feb 2020 #1
Schadenfreude big time! Nitram Feb 2020 #2
I don't really care, do you? yellowcanine Feb 2020 #3
Well, I kinda care that maybe they're distracted... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #5
K&R UTUSN Feb 2020 #4
K&R for visibility. crickets Feb 2020 #6
'nonprofit' KG Feb 2020 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,693 posts)
5. Well, I kinda care that maybe they're distracted...
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 09:46 PM
Feb 2020

from funneling Russian money to Repub candidates. If they have to spend that money on internal legal wrangling, I'm OK with that.

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