Leaked documents highlight the NRA's financial troubles

Wayne LaPierre.
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The rift between the National Rifle Association's Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre and the organization's ex-board president Oliver North is continuing to grow.

Anonymous documents posted online show that the NRA has accrued massive legal bills over the past year, while the organization's chief executive, Wayne LaPierre, spent lavishly on clothing and travel, billing the organization's ad agency for his expenses. NRA officials disputed the documents' claims, but their authenticity was confirmed.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.