10 things you need to know today: August 7, 2020

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1. New York attorney general sues to dissolve the NRA

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday that she has filed a lawsuit alleging that the National Rifle Association is "fraught with fraud and abuse," and seeking "to dissolve the organization in entirety for years of self-dealing and illegal conduct." James said her office's 18-month investigation found that the gun-rights group's senior leadership diverted millions of dollars "into their own pockets." She described Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre as the "central figure," accusing him and three others of breaking numerous laws, leading to the loss of $64 million over three years. The attorney general of Washington, D.C., on Thursday also announced a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation for alleged misuse of charitable funds. President Trump called James' lawsuit "terrible."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.