NRA President Wayne LaPierre in a speech in February.
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NRA head Wayne LaPierre is stepping down after 30 years helming the gun-rights organization.
His resignation comes just three days before his civil corruption trial begins in Manhattan.
A jury has yet to be chosen in the trial; it's unclear if he'll now settle in that case.
Embattled NRA leader Wayne LaPierre announced Friday that he is resigning after 30 years at the helm of the powerful gun lobby.
"I’ve been a card-carrying member of this organization for most of my adult life, and I will never stop supporting the NRA and its fight to defend Second Amendment freedom. My passion for our cause burns as deeply as ever." –Wayne@EmmColt/@FoxNews :arrow_right:https://t.co/wC7D9tF6vwpic.twitter.com/bEvDBmhy7W
LaPierre faces millions of dollars in fines in that case, in which the New York Attorney General Letitia James has demanded he personally reimburse the organization for years of charging them for private jet travel, trips to the Bahamas, black car services, and gifts for friends and vendors.
The AG has alleged that LaPierre and three NRA cronies retaliated against whistleblowers and diverted tens of millions of dollars away from the charitable mission.
Her 2020 lawsuit demands that the money be paid back to the NRA; it also asks that LaPierre be removed as executive vice president, a demand now mooted by Friday's resignation.
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