Dems Ask Irs To Investigate Tax Exempt Status For Nra After Legal Troubles
The request comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James against the NRA. James said in August that her office intended to dissolve the NRA “in its entirety.” The lawsuit alleges over $64 million earmarked for charitable operations within the organization went to personal expenses for NRA leadership. “Tax-exempt status is a privilege,” the letter to IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig read. “The American people rightly expect any organization that skirts the rules for personal gain be excluded from this privileged status....