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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH New York SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Monday, January 29, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK New York|In Court, N.R.A. Questions Its Longtime Chief About His Luxury Spending https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/29/nyregion/nra-wayne-lapierre-testimony.html * Share full articleShare free access * * Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT IN COURT, N.R.A. QUESTIONS ITS LONGTIME CHIEF ABOUT HIS LUXURY SPENDING Wayne LaPierre was grilled by lawyers from a legal team he hired in testimony meant to show that the gun group has mended its ways. * Share full articleShare free access * * * Read in app Wayne LaPierre, who steps down this week, said in court that he had reformed his expense-account habits.Credit...Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters By Danny Hakim, Kate Christobek and Liset Cruz Jan. 29, 2024, 3:26 p.m. ET In a head-spinning day of court action on Monday, a lawyer for the National Rifle Association grilled its longtime chief, Wayne LaPierre, about his lavish spending. Under rapid-fire questioning during his second day of testimony in a New York civil corruption trial, Mr. LaPierre admitted that much of his spending had not been authorized by the N.R.A.’s board and violated the group’s policies. But the legal fireworks appeared to be part of a strategy to the bolster the contention of Mr. LaPierre and the N.R.A. that they have reformed governance and that regulatory intervention is unnecessary. Mr. LaPierre, 74, is a defendant in the lawsuit brought in 2020 by the New York attorney general, Letitia James. On the eve of the trial, he announced his resignation, which takes effect on Wednesday. The N.R.A. itself is also a defendant, as is John Frazer, its general counsel, as well as Wilson Phillips, a former finance chief. The state has laid out many instances of Mr. LaPierre’s extravagant spending, including more than $250,000 on suits at one Beverly Hills boutique. There were also trips where Mr. LaPierre and his family were hosted by N.R.A. vendors with lucrative contracts on a luxury yacht called Illusions. And there was prodigious spending on charter flights; Mr. LaPierre didn’t dispute that some of the flights were solely for relatives. One family trip to the Bahamas cost the N.R.A. nearly $38,000. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The N.R.A. also sometimes paid more than $10,000 a session for hair and makeup for Mr. LaPierre’s wife, Susan, who used a stylist who had also worked on Hallmark movies. Sign up for the New York Today Newsletter Each morning, get the latest on New York businesses, arts, sports, dining, style and more. Get it sent to your inbox. Before questioning Mr. LaPierre, Sarah B. Rogers, one of the N.R.A.’s lawyers, asked the judge, Justice Joel M. Cohen of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, to give her broader latitude because Mr. LaPierre and the organization have variant interests. Any money recouped from Mr. LaPierre will be returned to the N.R.A. Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Danny Hakim is an investigative reporter. He has been a European economics correspondent and bureau chief in Albany and Detroit. He was also a lead reporter on the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. More about Danny Hakim * Share full articleShare free access * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options