National Rifle Association (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre announced Tuesday in a New York fraud scandal that the reason for his resignation was because he had been diagnosed with terminal Lyme disease, according to Reload's Stephen Gakowski. I testified.
Gutkowski said LaPierre, 74, who announced his resignation Wednesday, Jan. 5, for health reasons, said in a New York court that the disease affects neurological function and is a type of dementia. . Posted Mr. X. LaPierre testified in the NRA fraud case brought by Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James that he had not been diagnosed for four years and that his doctor ordered him to retire. according to To Mr. Gutkowski. (Related article: NRA wins court victory over Letitia James in New York)
LaPierre testified that he is resigning from the NRA because he has “late-stage Lyme disease.” It affects neurological function and is “a form of dementia,” he says. He says his doctor advised him to stop working, and he decided to follow that advice.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 30, 2024
James, who has also prosecuted former President Donald Trump in civil fraud cases, sued the gun rights group in August 2020, demanding it be disbanded. New York Judge Joel M. Cohen ruled that James cannot seek to dissolve the NRA in March 2022. James made numerous statements hostile to the NRA during his 2018 attorney general campaign. Mr. James alleged that Mr. LaPierre and other NRA executives misappropriated “millions of dollars.”
“It is with great pride in what I have accomplished that I announce my resignation from the NRA,” Wayne LaPierre said in a statement. release Since the NRA announced its decision to resign. “I have been a card member of this organization for most of my adult life and will never stop supporting the NRA and the fight to protect Second Amendment freedoms. My passion burns deeper than ever.”
Late-stage symptoms of Lyme disease include difficulty concentrating, also known as “brain fog,” which is a form of brain damage, and nerve damage or polyneuropathy. according to Go to Cleveland Clinic.
James vowed to “target the NRA.” Released in July 2018 On the campaign trail, she vowed to “examine the legitimacy of the NRA as a charity.” “The NRA is a dangerous propaganda machine masquerading as a public interest charity,” James argued in the release.
“The NRA claims that: [itself] Although it operates as a charity organization, in reality, [it] Really [is] It’s a terrorist organization,” she said. ebony magazine.
LaPierre said his doctors insisted he retire because he was at risk of a serious medical attack after four years without a diagnosis.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 30, 2024
During Tuesday's hearing, LaPierre also testified about several overseas safaris and trips, Guczkowski said. reportsaid he would not have taken them if it wasn't for the hunting show he was filming.
NRA General Counsel John Frazier also testified Tuesday, saying he was appointed to the position after working as an attorney for two years. according to To Mr. Gutkowski. Frazier also said in court that he was unaware of several major decisions, including the gun rights group's bankruptcy filing and efforts to reincorporate in Texas. Posted. (Related: 'We don't need a lecture': Pence calls for gun control after Louisville, Nashville shootings)
The bankruptcy court denied the NRA's efforts to file for Chapter 11 reorganization in May 2021. opinion “The NRA is financially sound,” he said, and the gun rights group has “made progress in course correction since 2017.”
James and the NRA did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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