Expert calls NRA’s spending policies a ‘dumpster fire’ as gun group’s civil trial begins a new phase

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The second phase of the trial in a civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and its top executives is underway in New York. State Attorney General Letitia James is seeking an independent monitor to oversee the powerful gun rights group in Monday’s proceedings in Manhattan state court. The Democrat also is seeking to ban Wayne LaPierre, the organization’s former chief executive, from returning to the NRA. A jury found LaPierre misspent NRA money to fund a lavish lifestyle. The NRA says the request for an independent overseer is “unwarranted.” LaPierre’s lawyer declined to comment.